CM Yogi Adityanath calls Rahul Gandhi 'Namuna', reveals how he benefits BJP

According to CM Yogi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had realised the vision Congress failed to implement.

Calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a "namuna”, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Congress effort of “deliberately keeping the Ayodhya controversy alive”.

In an interview with ANI, the CM slammed Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, calling it a “Bharat Todo Abhiyan”. “Gandhi criticises India outside India. The country has understood his nature and intentions. In India's politics, Bharatiya Janata Party ke liye Rahul jaise kuch namune rehne chahiye jisse ek rasta hamesha ke liye saaf hota rahe aur acha rahe," he told ANI.

Adityanath also accused the Congress of failing to fulfil developmental promises. "Ek Bharat ko Shresht Bharat nahi hona chahiye? You should ask them, then, what were they doing for six to ten decades? He should have asked his grandfather, grandmother and father. Why didn't they do it at that time?" he said.

According to CM Yogi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had realised the vision Congress failed to implement. Yogi spoke about the BJP regime’s initiatives such as the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, abolition of triple talaq, and promotion of the Kumbh Mela.

He also said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav glorified figures such as Jinnah, Babar, and Aurangzeb. "Those (Opposition) who respect Aurangzeb and Babar will be able to see those qualities in them. People have seen it with their own eyes, and they will see it in the future as well," he said.

In 2021, Yadav had said that Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Jinnah had all studied at the same institute and contributed to India's freedom struggle.

How did Congress react?

Congress MP K Suresh said this is not the first time Adityanath has attacked Congress leaders and Rahul Gandhi.

“There is no need for a reply. Yogi Adityanath had promised Rs 25 lakhs to families of persons who lost their lives in the Mahakumbh stampede, but he has not given any compensation yet. The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has collapsed. In the Kumbh stampede many people were affected,d but he is making allegations against the Congress party and the INDIA alliance,” Suresh told ANI.