Ahead of polls, PM Modi to open UP e-way today

Months ahead of assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will inaugurate the Purvanchal Expressway that would connect the Uttar Pradesh capital to the eastern regions of the state,

Modi will inaugurate the expressway, constructed at an estimated cost of ₹22,497 crore, at an event in Sultanpur district. After the launch, the Prime Minister will witness an airshow by the Indian Air Force on the 3.2 kilometre airstrip constructed on the expressway.

“Eastern UP, which was neglected after independence, is now moving at a fast pace on the path of development. The expressway will become the backbone of the economy of the eastern UP. At eight spots on the expressway, the state government will develop an industrial corridor to give fillip to industrial and business activities,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath said.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, however, accused the BJP government of taking credit for a project whose foundation was laid during his government. “The SP government completed the Agra Expressway within 22 months whereas the BJP government is inaugurating an incomplete Purvanchal Expressway. The people are aware of the fact and they cannot be misled,” he claimed.

The BJP dismissed the “lies”. “The manner in which Akhilesh Yadav is beating the drum of kagazi (on paper only) expressway, his next tweet will be that ‘Ram temple has also been built by the Samajwadi Party government.’ Take this credit also Akhilesh Ji...when you tell so many lies then one more lie can do…” it posted on its Twitter handle.