Yogi Adityanath's "Requires Heart" Reply To Akhilesh Yadav's Bulldozer Jab
NDTV
The Supreme Court had earlier questioned the idea of 'bulldozer justice' and wanted to know how a building could be demolished simply because it belongs to an accused, or even a convict.
Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav traded 'bulldozer' barbs this week after the Samajwadi Party leader's jibe Tuesday about re-directing heavy earth-movers - the symbol of 'justice' meted out by BJP-ruled states, where bulldozers illegally wreck property belonging to accused in criminal cases - to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's home district of Gorakhpur after the 2027 state election. अगर आप और आपका बुलडोज़र इतना ही सफल है तो अलग पार्टी बनाकर ‘बुलडोज़र' चुनाव चिन्ह लेकर चुनाव लड़ जाइए। आपका भ्रम भी टूट जाएगा और घमंड भी। वैसे भी आपके जो हालात हैं, उसमें आप भाजपा में होते हुए भी ‘नहीं' के बराबर ही हैं, अलग पार्टी तो आपको आज नहीं तो कल बनानी ही पड़ेगी।
The retort came Wednesday. Only people with a "bulldozer-like capability" could operate the machines, Yogi Adityanath said, "Not everyone's hands can fit... it requires both heart and mind."
He also swiped at his rival's 'Tipu' sobriquet; "... now 'Tipu' is trying to become a 'sultan'," he said at a private event in Lucknow, referring to the 18th century ruler of the former Kingdom of Mysore - a figure at the centre of the BJP's Hindu vs Muslim narrative before last year's Karnataka election.
