Firebrand party-leader and cabinet minister Azam Khan also came down heavily on both Congress and BJP, holding the former responsible for Partition which “drove a wedge between Hindus and Muslims”.
Khan said Muslims “ought to defeat the mass murderer who had called you a puppy and is now seeking your votes, realising that you may not be kings but without your blessings nobody could ever become a king either.” Mulayam also termed as “baseless propaganda” the development claims of Modi during his over a decade-long tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Yadav quoted a number of sources to claim that “more than 30 per cent of women and 50 per cent of children are malnourished in Gujarat”.
“Rivers of the state are among the most polluted. Daily wages given to those working in the unorganised sector are lower than that in UP. You (Modi) call this good governance and development? I call it nothing but baseless propaganda,” Yadav said.
