BALLIA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi charged the Mayawati government with promoting the politics of caste and religion in Uttar Pradesh and said there has been no development in the state in the last 20-25 years.
"Here (in UP), people do not talk about the state. They talk about their caste and religion... 15 years ago, Andhra Pradesh was behind us. Look where it is today. But UP is continuously lagging behind in development," he said.
Rahul Gandhi was addressing an interactive session with youths here on the second day of his visit to eastern Uttar Pradesh to broaden his party's support base ahead of the Assembly elections early next year.
"There has been no development in the state during the past 20-25 years," Rahul Gandhi rued, and blamed the BSP government for rampant unemployment in the state.
"Go to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh or Punjab, the scene there is not like this," he said.
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are ruled by Congress while SAD is in power in Punjab.
Gandhi also addressed a meeting of potential Congress candidates for the 2012 Assembly polls here.
Blaming the state government for lack of development in the state, Gandhi said, "The Centre can only help by providing funds. It is the duty of the state to make best use of the money."
Gandhi, however, regretted that the Central allocations are not being properly utilised in the state.
"The Centre provided funds for National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Bundelkhand area but the money has not been utilised.
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