BJP cries foul as Akhilesh takes credit of Bateshwar development
A BJP leader said when the central government planned for development of Bateshwar, CM Akhilesh Yadav is shamelessly taking away the credit of the same.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ancestral village Bateshwar recently hosted UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who announced the renovation of 101 Shiva temples in Bateshwar with Rs 4.56 crores by the tourism department.
While making this announcement, the CM probably had the 2017 assembly elections in his sight as the Prince of Bhadawar and UP cabinet minister Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh was elected from this region and he is actively seeking a re-election.
However, in his elaborate vote-drawing speech, the CM conveniently forgot to mention that the funds he announced for the renovation of the temples had actually been approved by the Central Government in September this year, with the Archaeological Survey of India tasked to perform the renovation.
According to the information made available to India Today by ASI sources, the Chief Minister made the announcement on 22nd October, while the Director General of UP Tourism had been informed of this fund-release on 14th October vide letter 57/2448 sent by the Union Govt's Under Secretary Shyam Mohan Tiwari. In another letter no. 1014/6-1-1 sent to the DG Tourism, the renovation of Bateshwar is mentioned as a part of the Circuit Development Project of the Central Government.
The CM's attempt at taking away the credit of Bateshwar's development hasn't gone down well with the BJP leaders of the region who claim that the Samajwadi party has never done anything for the region despite there being a cabinet minister from the region.
When the central government planned for the area's development, the CM is shamelessly taking away the credit of the same, which is not acceptable and the party will organize awareness campaigns in the region to make the people aware about the central government's efforts for their development, the BJP leaders said.