Noida: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today again skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event at this town adjoining the national capital, apparently owing to the so-called 'Noida jinx'.
Mr Yadav skipping the Stand Up India event is the second instance of his avoiding going to Noida in three months' time.
PM Modi at a gala event at Sector-62 of Noida township launched the 'Stand up India' scheme under which banks will give loans between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
While Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik was present at the event, Mr Yadav was absent. His government was represented by a state cabinet minister.
Earlier on December 31, 2016, Mr Yadav had not attended PM Modi's programme to lay the foundation of Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
The jinx started in 1988 when former chief minister Vir Bahadur Singh lost power within days of visiting Noida that year.
In 1995, Mulayam Singh Yadav was out of power within months of his Noida visit.
In August 2012, Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the Yamuna Expressway from Lucknow and avoided travelling to Noida. The following year, he inaugurated infrastructure projects in Gautam Buddh Nagar without visiting the city.
Mr Yadav skipping the Stand Up India event is the second instance of his avoiding going to Noida in three months' time.
PM Modi at a gala event at Sector-62 of Noida township launched the 'Stand up India' scheme under which banks will give loans between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
While Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik was present at the event, Mr Yadav was absent. His government was represented by a state cabinet minister.
Earlier on December 31, 2016, Mr Yadav had not attended PM Modi's programme to lay the foundation of Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
The jinx started in 1988 when former chief minister Vir Bahadur Singh lost power within days of visiting Noida that year.
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In 1995, Mulayam Singh Yadav was out of power within months of his Noida visit.
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In August 2012, Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the Yamuna Expressway from Lucknow and avoided travelling to Noida. The following year, he inaugurated infrastructure projects in Gautam Buddh Nagar without visiting the city.
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