Steep rise in corruption, inflation during UPA rule: Akhilesh

"If the Samajwadi Party got a chance to form government at the Centre it would provide employment to all the youths in the country or else distribute unemployment allowance to them like it is doing in UP," Akhilesh said at a function here.

The chief minister distributed unemployment allowance and kanya vidhya dhan yojna cheques to the beneficiaries in Devi Patan division here.

In a brief interaction with media, he said that support to the Central government is only to keep a check on communal parties, but his party was not with the UPA government on the issue of FDI in retail sector.

"We have not seen any benefit for farmers in the areas where FDI has been allowed and FDI in retail would result in heavy losses for the small traders," he said adding that "corruption and inflation have seen a steep rise under the UPA government."

In a veiled attack on BSP chief Mayawati, Akhilseh said "SP government is more interested in using hard earned peoples' money on bringing smiles on their faces rather than wasting it on stone structures and memorials."

The chief minister said that soon an industrial policy would be brought to make employment available to the youth.

Claiming that all the schemes promised in the manifesto of the party would be implemented, Akhilesh said soon the process of distribution of computer tablets and laptops would also start. MORE