‘Not Even Sutli Bomb’: Akhilesh Yadav Sparks Row Over UP Defence Corridor, BJP Hits Back
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“When the country is united against the terror attack by Pakistanis in Pahalgam and backing PM Modi, Akhilesh Yadav is questioning our preparedness,” says BJP’s Anila Singh
SP President Akhilesh Yadav held a press conference on Tuesday. (File)
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has sparked a row with his comment on defence manufacturing clusters in Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav held a press conference on Tuesday after he met some farmers from the Bundelkhand region. The farmers had come to complain to the opposition leader about their land being acquired and no or little compensation being paid.
Referring to their case, Yadav said, “Land was earlier required to set up a defence manufacturing corridor near Jhansi. Tall claims were made that missiles, bombs, fighter jets, automatic rifles, etc. would be made there. But I have learnt that nothing has been manufactured there. In fact, not even a sutli bomb has been produced there”.
A sutli bomb is a small firecracker usually sold during Diwali celebrations. He said that had the Bundelkhand defence corridor been functional, India’s dependence on foreign weapons would have reduced.
Yadav, however, said that his party supports the Centre for any action against the Pahalgam terror attack. “We should follow whatever instructions have been issued for the mock drill on May 7,” he said.
Yadav’s remarks regarding the defence corridor led to strong reaction from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anila Singh.
“When the whole country is united against the terror attack by Pakistani’s in Pahalgam and backing Prime Minister Modi, Akhilesh Yadav is questioning our preparedness. This shows how serious is he about the nation’s honour,” said Singh.
She said that at a time when even senior opposition leaders from other political parties were supporting the central government, Yadav was questioning India’s defence might.
She said that Yadav was ill-informed and that India had become a top producer of arms and ammunition and would show its might by bringing the Pahalgam terrorists to their knees.
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