Varanasi: Two days after hosting a lunch for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his Lucknow residence, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said “our relations are fabulous.” “Shandar, jandar sambandh hain hamare Mata Vindhyavasini ke ashirward se (our relations are fabulous and energetic with the blessings of Goddess Vindhyavasini,” said Maurya on questions from reporters regarding his relationship with the CM at the Government Inter College ground in Mirzapur on Thursday.
On June 16 in Bareillly, Maurya had left the political circles abuzz by stating that “BJP Parliamentary Board and its national leadership will decide under whom the next assembly election will be fought in the state”.
However, this was followed by a lunch he hosted for Yogi and some top RSS functionaries, including Sarkaryawah Dattatreya Hosabale and Sah Sarkaryawah Krishna Gopal, to send an ‘all is well’ message across political spectrum.
“The opposition is facing a draught of issues to raise against BJP-led governments at the Centre and state due to which it is making false claims and fanning rumours.
The results of zila and block panchayat elections will make it clear who is enjoying maximum support of people,” said Maurya stating that “those who have maximum seats in zila and block panchayats will win”.
Commenting on the issue of religious conversions, Maurya said: “UP is not a grazing yard for those who are involved in giving lucrative offers or misleading innocent people to get converted.
Such elements will face stern action.
The government is also mulling the introduction of a law for population control.” Earlier, Maurya dedicated and laid the foundation of 516 projects of over Rs 500 crores to be executed by the public works department (PWD) and UP Bridge Corporation at the function organised at the GIC ground.
Addressing a public meeting on this occasion, Maurya claimed that “BJP will retain UP by winning over 300 seats in the 2022 assembly polls.” He said, “Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav should stop day-dreaming as people had refused his previous experiments of forming alliances with Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party in past elections.”