Padyatras in UP to promote unity, brotherhood: Mistry

Attacking Centre over "communal tension", Congress today said the 'padyatras' organised by it were aimed at restoring unity and brotherhood in the state.
"Modi government is fomenting communal tension in the country in order to hide its shortcomings and the Congress is holding padyatras, as per its principles, for restoring unity and amity in the society," AICC general secretary and party UP in charge Madhusudan Mistry said.
Mistry was speaking at the start of the last phase of 'sadbhav badhao, abhav mitao' padyatra in the state capital.
He said party workers have been holding padyatras from December 9 in major cities of the state in protest against "inflation, communal tension, dismal law and order, cane farmers' problems, anomalies in recruitment drives and unfounded charges on senior Congress leaders".

Speaking on the occasion, Congress state president Nirmal Khatri said partymen, through these padyatras, have tried "to expose the reality of both Modi led central government and Akhilesh Yadav government of the state which are being run only through slogans.