Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the political rivals in Uttar Pradesh saying murderers and goons had flourished in the state due to political patronage.
Addressing an election rally in Meerut, Modi said the word 'scam' is an acronym for Samajwadi Party, Congress, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.
"Do you know what 'Scam' stands for? It is 'S' for Samajwadi Party, 'C' for Congress, 'A' for Akhilesh and 'M' for Mayawati," he said.
Taking a dig at the SP-Congress poll alliance, the prime minister pointed out that till a few months back, Congress was accusing the ruling party of corruption. "What changed overnight that the two arch rivals embraced each other?," he asked.
'Repeat 2014'
Modi said he had tried to do whatever he could for the development of Uttar Pradesh ever since he became the prime minister.
"But for the development to happen, you will have to remove the state governments that scuttle development. Otherwise, howsoever hard I try to help Uttar Pradesh, the funds from Delhi will be stopped at Lucknow," he said while urging the voters to repeat the 2014 general elections in which the Bharatiya Janata Party won 71 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats.
Modi said the central government gave Rs 4,000 crore to the state government in 2014-15 to spend on improving healthcare services but the state government "failed to spend even Rs 2,500 crore" of the amount.
(With agency inputs)
