Yogi says bulldozer has become UP’s brand, saint takes a jab at Akhilesh
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Ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, political statements over the bulldozer and Ayodhya have intensified. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that the bulldozer has become Uttar Pradesh’s brand. If companies begin manufacturing bulldozers in the state, there will be demand for them in the country and abroad, he said. The Chief Minister was addressing virtually the foundation stone-laying programme for CNH Industrial’s tractor manufacturing plant in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority area. He said the rule of law has been established in the state and a favourable environment for investment has been created.
Politics over Akhilesh’s Ayodhya visit
Ahead of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s proposed programme to have darshan of Ramlalla on December 12, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said that those who got kar sevaks fired upon in 1990 and had saints lathi-charged should apologise to Ram devotees before coming to Ayodhya. Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, has said that he will also visit Kedareshwar and Vrindavan along with Ayodhya. He described visits to religious places as a matter linked to faith.
Discussion grows after Jagatguru’s remark
Jagatguru Paramhans Acharya’s remark on Akhilesh’s proposed visit is also in discussion. Taking a dig, he said that Ahirs have started oiling their sticks. After this statement, remarks in political and religious circles over the Ayodhya visit have intensified further. From the saint community too, a demand has been raised that Akhilesh should apologise to the families of the kar sevaks killed in the 1990 incident.
In this way, along with claims of industrial development in the state, bulldozer politics and the issue of the proposed darshan in Ayodhya remain at the centre of political discussion.
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