NEW DELHI: Ahead of Rahul Gandhi 's visit to Gorakhpur on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath mounted a veiled attack on the Congress vice-president and said the city wasn't a picnic spot. "There's a 'yuvraj' (prince) sitting in Delhi, who doesn't understand the significance of a Swachhta Abhiyan. "Government in last 12-15 years has ruined institutions in UP for selfish motives by institutionalizing corruption. They kept people deprived of facilities," the CM charged.He said the present government was staking steps to transform the state and asked for the peoples participation in the sanitation campaign and making UP free of open defecation. "I started movement against Encephalitis; when it comes to it, prevention is better than cure and it starts with sanitation," said Adityanath, adding that the 'Swachh Uttar Pradesh, Swasth Uttar Pradesh' campaign was an effort in this direction.The chief minister, who has represented Gorakhpur in the Lok Sabha five times, will also tour Encephalitis and flood-affected areas.

Source: Times of India August 19, 2017 06:08 UTC