While participating in the discussion on the general budget in the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the government. Criticizing the budget, he said that Uttar Pradesh has been neglected in it. However, he praised the package given to Bihar in the budget. He also said that you did not give any expressway to UP. He said that the Modi government has talked about building an expressway from Buxar to Bhagalpur in Bihar. But, if this expressway is connected to the Purvanchal Expressway, then an expressway will be built from Delhi to Bhagalpur. For this, only 30 km more of the expressway will have to be extended.
Akhilesh took a jibe at the Modi government and said that the government was formed but there is no glow on the face of the government. He said that a train accident has happened today. It seems that there is a competition going on between train accidents and PayPal leaks in the country. Who will come ahead in this? He further said that most of the MPs come from UP. We did not get any big project. He said that the land for the AIIMS that came up in Gorakhpur was also given by the SP government.
The SP chief also demanded a legal guarantee of MSP. He also suggested the expansion of the Bundelkhand Expressway. He said that the government is saying that we are bringing FDI but UP is not getting even one percent FDI.
He said that electricity is the most expensive in Uttar Pradesh. The electricity quota for the state should be increased. During his tenure as Chief Minister, he had arranged for 24-hour electricity supply for the PM’s constituency. But, the electricity quota in UP has not increased in the last eight years.
Akhilesh Yadav also criticized the government on employment and jobs. Criticizing the training policy in the government’s budget, he said that this will lead to exploitation of the youth. The SP chief criticized the Agniveer scheme.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 30, 2024, 14:13 IST