Day after Ayodhya temple visit, Rahul Gandhi takes lunch at madrasa

Further hitting out at the PM, Rahul said that during the UPA regime, ministers used to be sent across the country to look for the problems faced by people, but under Narendra Modi, they are being sent to other countries on vacation. “Today Modi ji called all his ministers to Delhi and told them that there are 68 countries where he has not yet reached. He asked them to now take up tour of two countries each. First, Modi went on tour and now his ministers can also go on vacation,” the Congress leader said. “Jaisa mainey kaha tha ‘janata trast, Modiji mast’ (As I had said earlier, the public is in trouble but Modiji is happy),” he added.

He also took potshots at both BSP and the ruling Samajwadi Party in the state. “You removed the elephant (BSP’s poll symbol) and brought the cycle…but the cycle is stationary,” he said. Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, he said: “Akhilesh cycle pe baitha hua hai…Cycle bandhi hui hai aur woh use khol nahi pa raha hai (Akhilesh is sitting on a cycle, but the cycle is tied from behind, and he is unable to move it).” Rahul’s 4.7 km long road show in Jaunpur city extended to over 10 km, delaying his arrival in Azamgarh.