When UP was burning, those in power were celebrating, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted the previous Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government calling it a regime run by rioters and muscle men.

Addressing a virtual rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Modi said when western UP was burning due to riots, “those in power were celebrating.” “Five years ago rioters, muscle men used to be law unto themselves in UP,” he added.

He said traders were looted and daughters could not come out of their homes five years ago in the state.

In a dig aimed at Yadav’s initial remarks on Covid vaccines, Modi said, “Those who don’t believe in India’s own Covid vaccine and fuel rumours, can they respect talent of UP’s youth?”

Further speaking, PM Modi said that the previous government built “only 73 houses in Gautam Budh Nagar” during their tenure of five years. Wherein, the Yogi Adityanath “government has built about 23,000 houses in these 5 years and given them to the urban poor. Think, where 73 houses and where 23,000 houses,” he added.

“Only 800 houses were built in Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat cities by the Samajwadi government during its entire tenure,” he also said, adding, “while Yogi government has given houses to more than 33,000 poor people in these three cities.”

Elections for 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will commence from February 10, in seven phases. The second phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will be held on February 14, the third phase on February 20, the fourth phase on February 23, the fifth phase on February 27, the sixth phase on March 3 and the seventh and the last phase will be conducted on March 7.

The Election Commission will count votes on March 10.