Badaun : During his tour of Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tells rally after rally that Mayawati's government is corrupt and is robbing the state.
"Elephants normally eat leaves. But you have a magic elephant in Lucknow which eats currency notes," he said today. The elephant is the symbol of Mayawati's party, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP).
Mr Gandhi also once again drove home a point he is fond of making - that the lack of development and jobs in UP forces its people to migrate to other states for work.
"UP-iites have built roads in Maharashtra, they work in Kerala, they help the farmers in Punjab... but they do not have roads, electricity or water in their villages. Who built the Delhi Metro? Who is working in Ladhak?" he asked.
Mr Gandhi's current tour takes him through central UP, which has so far been the stronghold of Samajawadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
"Twenty-two years have gone by. What did you get? Mulayam Singh came. He talked about caste. Then Mayawati came. She also talked about caste. Give the Congress five years. We will show that we can transform this state," he said.
Noting that he was ridiculed for visiting villages and having food at poor people's houses, Gandhi said leaders who roam around in big vehicles do not think about the future.
"They won't talk to you. They won't come amidst you. They won't shake hands with you. They won't come to your house or have food. They will not drink water from your well. They sit in AC rooms," he said.
"Elephants normally eat leaves. But you have a magic elephant in Lucknow which eats currency notes," he said today. The elephant is the symbol of Mayawati's party, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP).
Mr Gandhi also once again drove home a point he is fond of making - that the lack of development and jobs in UP forces its people to migrate to other states for work.
Mr Gandhi's current tour takes him through central UP, which has so far been the stronghold of Samajawadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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Noting that he was ridiculed for visiting villages and having food at poor people's houses, Gandhi said leaders who roam around in big vehicles do not think about the future.
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