Akhilesh strikes at the surgical strike boast of the Centre

In order to cover up its inaction during the two and half year, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre had flared up surgical strike by Indian Army out of proportion in view of coming UP assembly polls, he said while speaking after dedicating various projects of energy department at a function in the state capital. UP CM announced commissioning of a sub -station and release of a new schedule of power supply in the state on the occasion.

Trying to corner Prime Minister Modi for his slogan of 'Jai Sriram' during his vsisit to Lucknow on Dussehra day, the CM Akhilesh said it showed the mind set of the BJP as the PM chanted this instead of ;Bharat Mata ki Jai'. '' By these tactics, the BJP is trying to people's mind from basic issues,'' he pointed out while reiterating the SP would form the government in UP again as the BJP had even failed to give CM face in the coming elections.

Praising UP power department for its commendable work during the last four years, he claimed to ensure 24-hour power supply at the district headquarters and 20 hours at tahsil headquarters had been quite an achievement for his government. Samajwadi Party government was already committed to round-the-clock power supply in rural areas when it came to power in 2017, he asserted.

He said that his government had put the power on the top priority of its agenda and it came off well as the uninterrupted power supply was always a challenge which the government countered efficiently. ''We are silent workers but our works speak louder than the words and it will form the basis of retention of power in the state.