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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Mayank Kumar

Akhilesh takes ‘puppet’ jibe on M.P. CM over visit to ‘Yadav’ dominated Azamgarh

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday described Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav as a ‘puppet’ in an attack following the M.P. CM’s Azamgarh visit on February 13. During the visit, the M.P. CM asked the U.P. Bharatiya Janata Party president Bhupendra Chaudhary how to address the people, in a video that has since gone viral.

“I had heard of puppets but am seeing puppets for the first time. This puppet cannot even speak for himself since all his strings are held in someone else’s hands. The people of Azamgarh are saying, why listen to those who do not know what to say,” Mr. Yadav wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 

The SP chief further targeted the BJP-led Central government over the farmers’ protest. “Nearly 800 farmers sacrificed their lives while fighting against the three black laws of the government. The farmers want an Minimum Support Prices law, they must get at least legal rights. The economy will reach $5 trillion only when our farmers are happy,” Mr. Yadav said. 

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