Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav contested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim about discrimination in power supply during Ramzan and Diwali in Uttar Pradesh and asked him to swear by "mother Ganga" if there was any disparity. "If he (Modi) claims himself to be the son of 'Ganga Maiyya' (mother Ganga), then he should answer whether SP is giving 24-hour power supply to Varanasi or not," he said. "Khao Ganga Maiyya ki kasam ki Samajwadi sarkar ne Varanasi mein 24 ghanta bijli nahi di (swear by mother Ganga that the SP government did not provide 24-hour electricity in Varanasi," Akhilesh said, in a message for Modi. Rahul said, "mood of Modi has changed" after his friendship with Akhilesh and "now smile has evaporated from his face. Akhilesh also attacked Mayawati and cautioned people not to vote for BSP as it had joined hands with BJP earlier.

Source: dna February 20, 2017 19:18 UTC