Prime Minister Narendra Modi's launch of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor today, the latest in a series of blockbuster events at his constituency Varanasi ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election early next year, provoked a caustic swipe from Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. "People stay in Kashi when the end is near," the Samajwadi Party leader said in a comment that has been slammed by BJP leaders.