SP leaders have donkey-like intelligence: Yogi
Yogi Adityanath
inaugurated and laid foundations for development projects worth Rs 1,172 crore during his visit to
Moradabad
on Wednesday.
The projects include the Rs 15 crore Gautam Buddha Waste Management Education Centre, Rs 18.73 crore Spandan Sarovar, Rs 78.73 crore Atal Residential School and the Constitution Literature Park.
He also launched and laid the foundation for 87 development projects.
Addressing a gathering, Yogi launched a scathing attack on the
Samajwadi Party
(SP), saying, "SP leaders have donkey-like intelligence." He was referring a past incident when Kalyan Singh was in office. People at that time allegedly protested when the letter 'G' was taught as 'G for Ganesh.' Yogi said, "Later, when SP govt assumed office, they taught 'G' stood for 'Gadha' (donkey).
It was an insult to Lord Ganesh."
Yogi said the previous SP govt left behind 1.54 lakh dilapidated schools, which lacked basic facilities like toilets for women, hygiene, etc. Now, under the "Kayakalp" initiative, 1.36 schools have been transformed by providing digital libraries, labs, and smart classes, and the BJP govt is working to modernise the remaining schools.
He also mentioned that prior to 2017, Moradabad was engulfed by riots, but now, under the one district one product scheme, city's brass product has gained popularity in global markets.
Yogi also visited Bareilly, where he called the SP rule mafia-backed, corruption-ridden and lawless. He accused SP of promoting nepotism, saying jobs were sold under their regime through favouritism and loot. He said SP had made "one district one mafia", but things have changed now. "The law and order situation is under control now," said the CM.
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