Addressing the people, Akhilesh asked, "Where is the black money? No one has seen them. Don't know what will happen and when it will come. A long debate is going on in the country over this issue. You know what all happened in Rajya Sabha."
He also took potshots over the free wifi facility launched at two ghats in Varanasi, saying it would not last even 15 minutes after which it would be charged.
In a counter to BJP leaders who had criticised his free-laptop scheme for students, Akhilesh asked whether the wifi would be used to run boats.
"When we were distributing laptops, you questioned us why we were doing that. You opposed us, saying these laptops will yield no benefits. I ask you will you now run boats with wi-fi. Tell us, will it not be useful for functioning of our laptops?" he said.
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