"Suddenly, Weather Turned Bad": Akhikesh Yadav Ally's Jibe At PM
NDTV
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's ally Jayant Chaudhary aimed a barb at the BJP today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his first physical rally in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, on account of bad weather. Mr Chaudhary, who has a substantial support base among the Jats and farmers in western Uttar Pradesh, said the BJP is just not ready to face the people after failing to keep their promises.
"The BJP had earlier promised better electricity and development in Bijnor. If the PM had visited them today people would have asked questions. So suddenly BJP's weather turned bad," he said at a rally in Meerut Cantonment.
Bijnor has eight assembly seats, of which five are with the BJP and the rest three are with the Samajwadi Party. The district, where almost 50 percent population is of Dalits and Muslims, has two Lok Sabha seats-- Bijnor and Nagina -- both of which are with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party.
The Jat leader also took a swipe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his comment that he will "cool down" other parties.
