New Delhi: Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "gaccha" remarks, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday hit back and said that CM Yogi ne Delhi ko gaccha diya hai (Yogi has fooled Delhi).
"Maine dhoka nhi diya, unhone Delhi ko dhokha diya hai (I have not fooled anyone, they fooled). Unhone (Yogi) Delhi ko gaccha diya," the SP chief said.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav also attacked CM Yogi over his remarks and said that the Samajwadi Party will come to power in 2027 in the state.
"Hamai gaccha nhi mila hai. Mata Prasad is the senior leader. We are the Samajwadi Party. Abhi Lok Sabha elections mai aapko the Samajwadi Party ne aapko 'gaccha' diya hai. I am saying it now that the Samajwadi Party will come to power in 2027. I want to tell the Chief Minister that your Deputy CM will cheat you again in 2027," Shivapal Yadav said.
On UP CM Yogi Adityanath's "Ek alag vishay hai ki aapne Chacha ko gaccha de hi diya" jibe over the UP LoP post, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said that the Uttar Pradesh government should show more interest in its work.
"The Uttar Pradesh government should show more interest in its work. The Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh is facing floods. There is a power crisis, there are power cuts in villages for weeks. The post he is holding, if he focuses on his work and jobs for youth, I think it would be in the interest of Uttar Pradesh and that of the country," Dimple Yadav said.
Earlier today, while welcoming UP Assembly Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey, UP Assembly CM Yogi Adityanath congratulated him and attacked the Samajwadi Party.
"I congratulate you for your selection as the LoP... 'Ek alag vishay hai ki aapne Chacha ko gaccha de hi diya' (It is a different subject that you have fooled the uncle). 'Chacha bechara hamesha hi aise maar khata hai. Unki niyati hi aisi hai. (The uncle always gets beaten up like this. Such is his fate). Kyuki bhatija hamesha bhaybheet rehta hai. (because the nephew is always scared)," CM Yogi said.
CM Yogi came down heavily on the Samajwadi Party and held them responsible for crime incidents in the state.
" This government is very serious towards women's safety. As soon as this government was formed, we created Anti-Romeo squads... When we created the Anti-Romeo squads, the first to oppose it was the Samajwadi Party. In most cases of crime against women, people related to the Samajwadi Party are related somehow," he said.
He also reminded the party of its former chief's comment who had advocated for boys accused in rape cases not to be hanged.
"They (SP) represent that generation that said 'ladke hain, galati kar dete hain'... How can they speak on women's safety, the Samajwadi Party itself is a danger to women's safety. The government is alert and determined to provide safety to every daughter and trader," he added.
—ANI