Yogi Adityanath hits out at Akhilesh for comparing Sardar Patel with Jinnah, says SP chief’s statement shows ‘Talibani mentality’
Yogi Adityanath slammed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for saying that Muhammad Ali Jinnah had fought for India’s independence along with Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru during his election campaign.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (November 1) launched a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for equating Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the man who sought to unite the princely states of India. are known to have taken. And said it reflects the “Taliban mindset” who believe in dividing the country.
“Samajwadi Party chief yesterday compared Jinnah to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This is shameful. It is the Talibani mentality that believes in dividing. Sardar Patel united the country. Currently, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Work is underway to achieve ‘Ek Bharat’. Shrestha Bharat’,” Adityanath said while addressing people in the state today.
Yadav was addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 146th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, when he remarked that Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah studied at the same institute, where he became a barrister and fought for the independence of India.
“Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah studied in the same institute. They became barristers and fought for India’s independence… It was Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who founded an ideology (RSS). Yadav had said.