'Second last of Yogi government': Akhilesh Yadav on Uttar Pradesh Budget

Akhilesh Yadav

A day after he blamed the Yogi Adityanath government for failing to ensure adequate arrangements in the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, Samajwadi Party chief Akilesh Yadav on Thursday dismissed the Uttar Pradesh budget presented by the Yogi Adityanath-led government, calling it the "second last budget" of the BJP in the state.

Criticising the government's approach, Yadav claimed that none of its budgets, including the latest one, had a clear vision or direction for Uttar Pradesh. "This is the ninth budget of this government, and it is their second last," the SP chief said. After this, the final budget will be presented, and then the people will get a chance to choose a new government, he said, adding that the budget has no connection with the promises made in the BJP's manifesto.

"This is the ninth budget of this government, and it is their second last," the SP chief said. After this, the final budget will be presented, and then the people will get a chance to choose a new government, he said, adding that the budget has no connection with the promises made in the BJP's manifesto.

"The government has presented budgets without any roadmap on how to take the state forward. There is no clarity on how the needs of the common people will be addressed," he stated.

He also took a dig at the BJP's repeated claims of presenting the "biggest budget", saying that every new budget is naturally larger than the previous one. "Every time they present a budget, they say it's the biggest one. This statement can be made by any government because every budget is bound to be bigger than the last," he remarked.

Additionally, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that he will present a book on the Kumbh Mela study by Harvard University during his tenure to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.  “The study on Kumbh by Harward University was sent to CM through speaker...it was in English,” Yadav said. “...I am sending one in Hindi for him to read.”