LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday questioned why top BJP leaders are not talking about rising prices in their election speeches. He also questioned the BJP's claims that chief minister Yogi Adityanath worked 24 hours a day for the welfare of the poor and the youth and said if it was right why the government failed in filling up 11 lakh vacancies lying vacant in various government departments for the last five years.
"There senior leaders are addressing voters daily, but none of them talk about rising prices of essential commodities," he said addressing a public meeting in Ballia. Akhilesh said the BJP claimed to have provided free LPG cylinders to people. "But what their (BJP) leaders do not tell is the fact that when cylinders were given to the poor their cost was Rs 400 and today a cylinder refill costs about Rs 1,000."
