New Delhi, February 11: Amid the electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addressed another press conference in Lucknow on Saturday. During the press meet, the duo together launched alliance’s common minimum program while laying a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said that most pressing issue in UP today is unemployment of the youth, the PM had promised two crore jobs to youth but he has not fulfilled them yet. “PM’s strategy is distraction, when he can’t answer questions he starts distracting. But the Truth is that in two and half years he has failed. He only likes to search in Google and peeping into other’s bathroom, ” Rahul further added.
It has been speculated that the duo would gain good number of votes in the first phase of the assembly elections with this press conference. Earlier, the Gandhi-Yadav duo had held a press conference on January 29 in which they had called for crushing BJP’s divisive politics of anger for the progress, prosperity, peace and people of Uttar Pradesh in the Assembly elections.
PM's strategy is distraction;When he can't answer questions, then he starts distracting;Truth is that in 2.5yrs, he has failed: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/h6OL9zNdQx
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 11, 2017
PM ko sirf google pe search karna accha lagta hai, logon ke bathroom mein jhaankna accha lagta hai: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/AOTBW6vTGe
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 11, 2017
Taking potshots on PM Narendra Modi’s horoscope statement, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav said that in this age of internet, anyone’s ‘janmpatri’ is just a click away.
BJP 2 yuvaon se darr rahe hain ki naye soch k log aa gaye, kyunki wo banawati Internet lagte hain, banawati cheezein chalatein hain-UP CM pic.twitter.com/Ilem41AGdl
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 11, 2017
In their first joint PC a few days back, Rahul and Akhilesh launched the poll campaign with a tagline UP ko ye saath pasand hai (UP relishes this alliance). The refrain of the duo at the crowded press conference was to send out a strong message to party cadre from both sides to work together to ensure the defeat of the saffron party.To a question on Ram Temple, Rahul had said since it was a sub-judice matter, he would not comment on it.He said BJP rakes up the issue during every election.
His reply had came to a question on BJP’s manifesto which says efforts would be made to get Ram temple built in Ayodhya within the law.Terming themselves as two wheels of a bicycle, Akhilesh said “There is not much difference in ages between us and today is the beginning.” “Rahul and I will take the state ahead on the path of prosperity,” he said at the hour-long press conference.
The Congress leader said partnership between Congress and SP is an answer to BJP’s divisive politics of anger.”The alliance is the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna out of which the Saraswati of development will come out…We have similarities and opposition too. We want to contest the elections on similarities and will also have to do some compromises…,” Rahul chipped in. Out of the 403 assembly seats, Congress will be contesting in 105 and SP the rest 298 seats.
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing polling for the first phase of Assembly elections on Saturday. The seven phased elections in the state will end on March 8 and the counting of votes will be held on March 11 for 403 constituencies.