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Government of chacha-bhatija cannot develop UP: Amit Shah wants SP, BSP uprooted

News Agencies | Updated on: 11 February 2017, 5:46 IST

On 28 September, BJP chief Amit Shah unleashed a vitriolic attack on UP's ruling Samajwadi Party, saying that it has established 'goonda raj' in the state and that the 'chacha-bhatija' government had failed to bring about development.

He said Uttar Pradesh had seen little development in the last 15 years of alternate rules of SP and BSP while many other states progressed. He promised a BJP government will be committed to the development of the poor.

"It is not only I or my party workers but everybody is saying that this government of chacha-bhatija cannot develop UP," he told a public meeting at the birthplace of Jana Sangh ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyay, while taking potshots at the feud between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav, a minister in his nephew's cabinet.

"In 15 years, SP and BSP have made UP, which is endowed with so much resources, a most backward state while the rest of the country has marched ahead... How long will you tolerate the corrupt government of Mayawati and goonda raj of Samajwadi Party? You must root them out and give BJP a chance," he said.

The state he comes from, Shah said referring to Gujarat, has water 1,200 feet below the ground while UP, which has been blessed with rivers like Ganga and Yamuna, remained backward.

"When SP comes to power, goondas (ruffians) rule the state and when Mayawati comes, there is a lot of corruption," he alleged, adding there was anger among people who wanted change.

Seeking mandate for BJP, he said its government will follow the path shown by Upadhyay and work for the development of people of all castes and religions. If UP develops, the country's GDP growth can cross 10 per cent, he said.

--PTI

First published: 28 September 2016, 8:31 IST