Akhilesh slams BJP over 'crony capitalism', 'endangering constitution'

Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh wrote an open letter addressed to his fellow citizens, claiming this 'attack' on this state was an attack on the tenets of the constitution

Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday for allegedly stoking ‘crony capitalism’ and endangering the constitution.

Referring to the stand-off between the Centre and CM Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, Yadav in an open letter noted that the “attack” on the state was an attack on the values and tenets of the constitution.

In his letter addressed to the fellow Indians, he also mentioned, “In fact, all our founding fathers stood in direct opposition to the views espoused by the BJP and their ideological forefathers,