May 9, the last day of campaigning for the second phase of urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, saw rallies and roadshows by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav.
Addressing a rally in Kanpur, Mr. Adityanath said that while kattas (pistol) were manufactured there during the SP regime, the city is establishing a new identity as a hub of defence production under the BJP rule.
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