Amit Shah hits out at ‘Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav’

ETAWAH (UP): With ruling Samajwadi Party and Uttar Pradesh government pulling in different directions, BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday said neither “bua” (aunt Mayawati) nor “bhatija” (nephew Akhilesh) can improve law and order in the state.

He also lashed out at “chacha-bhatija” (state SP chief Shivpal and CM Akhilesh), saying a dispute between them over “sharing of booty” left the state deprived of funds for implementation of central government schemes. Shah was addressing “sankalp maharally” at exhibition ground here — a Samajwadi Party pocket borough.1

Attacking both Samajwadi Party and BSP on the law and order front, he recalled that under the Kalyan Singh government, criminals were either behind the bars or were underground. He alleged during the SP and BSP rule, mafia elements flourished. Shah said neither Mayawati nor Akhilesh can improve law and order and, given a chance, BJP will show what law and order meant. “Mafia elements prosper under the Akhilesh and Mayawati governments, they cannot improve law and order... Akhilesh had recently said that till I am CM, Mukhtar Ansari’s party cannot join SP...I want to ask if he is not the CM now...what happened to your promise...(even) if Mukhtar does not come...what will you do with Atiq Ahmed, Afzal and Azam Khan...?” he said.