PM will go 'somewhere else' with his roadshows: Akhilesh

Sonebhadra: Ridiculing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that they all are bound to fail like the earlier ones and the PM would go astray "somewhere else."

"Ek roadshow kiya, wo fail ho gaya.. Ek aur karne ja rahe hain, wo bhi fail hoga, phir ek aur karenge... Ab roadshow karte karte kahin aur nikal jayenge.. (He held a roadshow which failed. Now, he is doing one more, it will also fail and then another will be held. He will go somewhere else by doing roadshow)," said Akhilesh while addressing a poll rally here.

Akhilesh was referring to Modi's roadshow in Varanasi on Saturday and the one scheduled to be held on Sunday.

However, the BJP has claimed the roadshow on Saturday was not a rally and Modi had gone for a "darshan" in Kashi Vishwanath and other temples.

Attacking BJP, SP chief Akhilesh said despite his open challenge to the PM to enlist his three years' work done for UP, he is yet to divulge them.

"People of the state had given the BJP maximum number of MPs. Which big work have they (BJP) done for you people? They formed their government and got their PM by showing dreams to the people but the people got nothing in return, (sic)" he said.

Commenting on demonetisation, Akhilesh said the move ruined the entire country and forced people to stand in queue.

"I want to know from the PM, how many capitalists are perturbed with him. You do 'Mann ki baat" on radio and TV but when will you do 'kaam ki baat'," he asked.

"You have visited the entire world, but what have you got for the people here," he added.

Attacking the BSP, Akhilesh said, "Though she is my 'bua' (paternal aunt), she is adept at celebrating rakshabandan with BJP and cautioned people to beware of her party."

"In her (Mayawati's) over one-and-a-half-hour speech, people used to sleep in their chairs. She is saying she would not build memorials and parks and will work for development. Who will trust her? She has installed her own statues while still being alive," he opined.

On the SP alliance with the Congress, Akhilesh said, "It is the alliance of two youths. It will change the politics of the state and the country. I have forged a strong friendship (with the Congress), you all help its candidates also".