The occasion may have been the opening of the Noida International Airport, but Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was seen on Thursday launching his latest diatribe against Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in an all-out race to settle political scores ahead of state elections in less than three months.
Adityanath responded to remarks made earlier this month by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav by saying that India must choose between “the sweetness of sugarcane” and “mischief by Jinnah supporters” in the state.
Several riots broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s sugarcane region (in the state’s westernmost region). “The country must now decide whether the sweetness of sugarcane will grow or whether Jinnah’s followers will cause mischief,” Adityanath told a large crowd in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Last month, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and current Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav mentioned Jinnah alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, and Jawaharlal Nehru.
“Sardar Patel, Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Jinnah all attended the same law school,” according to this source. They became barristers after fighting for India’s independence. “They never gave up in any struggle,” the Samajwadi Party chief declared.
Remarks he made about the “Talibani mentality,” among other things, drew harsh criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with Yogi Adityanath calling them “shameful.”
“On last night’s show, the leader of the Samajwadi Party compared Jinnah to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It’s truly a pity.
The Taliban’s ideology is founded on the idea of division. Sardar Patel was instrumental in bringing the country together.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently leading efforts to achieve his stated goal of ‘Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat’ (One India, the Best India).” It was Adityanath’s point of view.
