SP promoted nepotism, casteism: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the SP of promoting nepotism and casteism through schemes named after 'samajwad'.

"It is the same state where schemes were named after samajwad to promote nepotism and casteism," Adityanath said criticising the Samajwadi Party during the inaugural ceremony of a super-specialty block at Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi on Sunday.

Adityanath said the basis of welfare schemes should be the common man.

"A poor person has no caste and we never considered the underprivilegedour vote bank. A poor person has equal rights over resources of the country and government schemes," he said.

The UP chief minister also said there was a lot of potential in Uttar Pradesh and the need was to promote the state in the field of medical tourism.

"There are possibilities of every type of tourism in Bundelkhand. Tourism is a powerful medium of employment, which can go a long way in taking the economy to a new height," he added.

Asking doctors to be sensitive towards patients, Adityanath said, "If doctors show compassion towards patients, they are cured of half of their illness. There is a huge difference between the background of the patient and the place where he has come to seek treatment. Doctors could play an important role in filling this gap."