Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Thursday said the state BJP government was misleading people by promising piped drinking water to every rural household within two years.
He said the BJP-led Union government too had shown a dream of "achhe din" five years ago, which remained a mere promise.
Now, the state government was doing the same thing by promising piped drinking water to every rural household within two years, he added.
Pointing at a shortage of potable water in the state, especially Bundelkhand, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the previous Samajwadi Party government had done a lot for the conservation of the environment and rejuvenation of ponds.
He accused the BJP government of not giving "due consideration" to these areas.
Even people in the state capital were not getting adequate amount of drinking water, the SP chief claimed.
He also accused the Union government of not adhering to its promise of cleaning the Ganga.
Drains were still flowing into the river, he said, adding that who would believe that the Ganga would be clean by 2020.
Besides the Ganga, there was a need to clean the Yamuna and Kali rivers, he said.
Akhilesh Yadav vs BJP, And Appeal To Nitish Kumar In JP Narayan Statue Row After Haryana Poll Shock, Congress Faces Samajwadi Party's Bypoll Snub Yogi Adityanath Turns To Shayari To Target Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav Hamas Confirms Yahya Sinwar Killed By Israel, Won't Free Hostages Until... MK Stalin Asks Centre To Recall Tamil Nadu Governor In Row Over Anthem Drone Footage Of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar's Last Moments Released By Israel UPSC ESE 2025: Application Window Reopens, Check Deadline And Key Details Australia's Northern Territory To Soon Resume Jailing 10-Year-Olds If You Doing Things After Eating A Meal, You Must Stop Right Away Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.