Opposition parties in the state, especially the SP, that accused the BJP of just inaugurating projects initiated by previous governments, should in fact congratulate the saffron party, UP Industries Minister Satish Mahana said today.


Rival political parties should, on a large hoarding, mention the projects that were started during their tenure but inaugurated by the current dispensation and acknowledge that they were incapable of completing them, he added.


"If we are taking your work forward, then you should in fact congratulate Yogi Adityanathji," Mahana told PTI.


Attacking the BSP, he claimed industrialists were so averse to BSP supremo Mayawati, that they used to flee at the slightest mention of her name.


Responding to the Opposition's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making back-to-back trips to UP to mislead people, Mahana said the PM was visiting the state to showcase the achievements of the government as it had worked for the welfare of the people and hence had the confidence to reach out to them now. -- PTI