Centre Failed In Ukraine Evacuation Due To Varanasi Polls: Akhilesh Yadav
NDTV
Operation Ganga: Akhilesh Yadav said that he would have applauded if the stranded students were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine directly.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP-led Centre over 'Operation Ganga', saying he would have applauded if stranded students were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine directly.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Mr Yadav questioned the claims of having evacuated the students from Ukraine, saying the Centre "failed to evacuate Indians".
Calling the operation a mere political stunt for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Mr Yadav said, "Don't know which international recognition they are boasting about. They (BJP-led Centre) failed to evacuate Indians, named evacuation 'Operation Ganga' because of the polls in Varanasi. Had they rescued our people from Ukraine directly I would've appreciated it."
The Centre arranged for flights from neighbouring countries of Ukraine for the evacuation of Indian students under 'Operation Ganga'.
