Akhilesh Yadav to visit Bundelkhand on January 27

LUCKNOW: After Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's trip to Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be visiting the region on January 27 to take stock of the development works there.

The CM will be traveling to Shahjahanpur village in Jalaun and hold a 'chaupal' with the villagers and also meet public representatives, an official spokesperson said here today.

After the announcement of Rahul's Bundelkhand visit, Akhilesh had listed the initiatives that have been taken by his government for the region.

He had also sent Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan to the region, where he said the state government was working to provide better wages and work through MGNREGA to the villagers.

In Bundelkhand's Mahoba district on January 23, Rahul had targeted both the BJP government at the Centre and the SP dispensation in Uttar Pradesh for their alleged apathy towards farmers.