Law on triple talaq ended maulanakaran of politics, says Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the law banning instant triple talaq has ended ‘maulanakaran’ of politics in the country.

“Triple talaq kanoon ne rajneeti ka maulanakaran band kiya hai,” he said while campaigning for BJP’s Lucknow Cantt candidate Suresh Tewari.

Yogi, who returned to UP after campaigning in Maharashtra and Harayana, addressed back-to-back rallies in Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot and Pratapgarh on Tuesday.

Stating that the country would be governed by the Constitution and not fatwas, he said it was only after 70 years that Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated and law was brought against triple talaq by the BJP regime. “BJP does not do politics of appeasement of certain caste and religion,” the CM said, exhorting party supporters to take the message to each household.

He said even BR Ambedkar was against Article 370. “People doing politics in the name of Ambedkar should understand that there cannot be two laws within one country,” Yogi said in an apparent swipe at Opposition parties. Terming Lucknow as the city of Laxman (the younger brother of Lord Ram), Yogi said the city has been the karmbhoomi of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now defence minister Rajnath Singh.

He said the people of Lucknow have sent a large number of BJP leaders not only to the Lok Sabha but also to UP assembly, municipal corporations and local bodies. “BJP is a party of workers and is not restricted to one family,” the CM said amid loud cheers of ‘Jai Sri Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ by BJP functionaries.

In Pratapgarh, the CM categorically tore into Congress accusing it of opposing Article 370 which was a ‘blot on Kashmir’. He also lashed out at SP and BSP for promoting nepotism and casteism, the repercussions of which are being faced by the people of the state. “Development and good governance is not on the agenda of these parties. One should not expect development measures from them,” he underlined.

Addressing a rally in Chitrakoot, Yogi said that tanks manufactured in the defence corridor will have Chitrakoot inscribed on them. “This is a holy land where Lord Ram spent his time in exile. But for the past 15 years, SP, BSP and Congress, in connivance with contractors, looted funds meant for the development of the region,” he alleged.

Campaigning for BJP candidate from Govindnagar constituency Surendra Maithani, Yogi announced that the Kanpur Metro rail project will gain momentum once byelections are over.