"UP + Yogi = Upyogi": PM Modi Lashes Out At Opponents Ahead Of Polls
NDTV
PM Modi's potshot comes on a day when former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's aides were raided in different parts of the state, including Mainpuri - the stronghold of Yadavs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ripped into rivals today as he laid the foundation stone of the Rs 36,230 crore Ganga Expressway project in Uttar Pradesh just months ahead of the critical state polls.
"Today...when mafias face the bulldozer, the bulldozer razes illegal construction but the pain is felt by those who nurture them. That is why the people are saying - 'UP + Yogi. Bahut hai Upyogi' (UP+ Yogi is very useful)," the Prime Minister said at the government event.
His potshot comes on a day when former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's aides were raided in different parts of the state, including Mainpuri - the stronghold of the Yadavs. Shortly after the tax searches started, Mr Yadav accused the BJP of misusing the central probe agencies.
"Abhi to Income Tax department aaya hai, Enforcement Directorate aayega, CBI aayega (Right now, now the tax department has come... the Enforcement Directorate will come, CBI will come) but the cycle (the Samajwadi Party's poll symbol) will not stop," he said in what seemed like a dare to the government.
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