Earlier, people got electricity on Eid, but not on Diwali: Adityanath

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has alleged previous government of the state that people got electricity on Muharram and Eid, but not on Holi and Diwali.

Gorakhpur: In a row of offensive comments from politicians, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleged on Monday that during earlier governments in the state, people got electricity on Muharram and Eid, but not on Holi and Diwali.

Addressing a public meeting in Domariaganj constituency in Siddharth Nagar district, Adityanath appreciated PM Narendra Modi saying that the situation is different now as he believes in 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'.

"Earlier, power connections were given on caste lines and people didn't get electricity on Holi and Diwali, but on Muharram and Eid," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.

Adityanath also mocked at the SP-BSP-RLD alliance. "Shivpal Yadav (Akhilesh's uncle) says that he has no sister. So, where did the 'bua' (aunt) came from?" he asked, referring to Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.

"Everyone knows that the new relationship is built to hide each other's sins and the relationship will eventually break on May 23," the chief minister said.

"People will give a befitting reply like a 'muhnochwa' to the vote-cutter remarks of the 'shehzadi'," Adityanath slammed Priyanka Gandhi for her statement that Congress has fielded such candidates who would cut into the BJP vote share.

In 2002, villagers insisted that a light-emitting flying object, or the 'muhnochwa' (face scratcher), came towards them in the dead of the night and scratched their face, and even gave them mild electric shocks.

The 'muhnochwa' was reportedly seen in about 30 districts and hundreds of people were said to have suffered serious scratches and bruises on the face and arms.