An Uttar Pradesh minister Sunday reminded Akhilesh Yadav of the annual Saifai Mahotsava when the Samajwadi Party chief took to Twitter to belittle a farmers' event here inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Those who had spent crores of rupees during their regime on song and dance shows at Saifai Mahotsava, are talking today about the interests of farmers, state Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said Sunday, attacking Yadav.
The 'Saifai Mahotsava' used to be held annually at SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's village Saifai in the Etawah district.
The agriculture minister tweeted further, "I would like to point out that the BJP government last year purchased 37 lakh MT wheat and this year the figure is 53 lakh MT. Statistics will show who is the real well-wisher of farmers."
The former chief minister had tweeted recently, "On one hand, the state government is sacrificing the interests of the farmers, while on the other hand it is organising 'dhong' (fake) Krishi Kumbh."
Making an appeal to the farmers to avoid burning stubble in their fields after harvesting paddy, Shahi said, "Stubble burning does not only lead to air pollution but also leads to destruction of nourishing elements in the soil and friendly insects that catalyse the soil health."
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