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SP to contest 2017 state polls alone: Akhilesh

UP Chief Minister leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) will contest the state Assembly polls in 2017 alone.

“Samajwadi Party will fight the next Assembly elections in the state alone,” he said, when asked about alliance with other parties for the polls. 

Yadav, who was at the Green Park Stadium here to welcome the ‘Asha Yatra’ – from Kanyakumari to Kashmir – of spiritual guru Sri M or Mumtaz Ali Khan, said as CM he is of not one party and works for the development of all. Without naming any individual or party, Yadav said those who are raking up the Ram Temple issue ahead of the 2017 polls are “polluting” the atmosphere of the country and the state.

“Anything beyond limit is wrong and is considered as pollution. Which party is spreading pollution in the state or in the country? You know it better than I do. Catch them and ask them,” he said.

He said his party is busy in completing works such as making available ambulance services, metro project, building new roads, etc, which benefit all, irrespective of party.

Welcoming the spiritual guru and his ‘Asha Yatra’, he said the country today needs people like Sri M to ensure an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood.  “The ‘Ganga-Jamuni mahaul’ of UP welcomes all in the state. Sri M has embarked on this journey with the message of peace and brotherhood. Hence, being the head of the government, I am welcoming and congratulating him and his team,” Yadav said.

The Chief Minister also spoke of pollution in the Ganga and said earlier its water never needed to be cleaned but it's no longer so.

“Look at Delhi. The pollution there is so high they have to resort to odd-even (road-rationing scheme). Supreme Court has to tell what should be the permissible limit of noise. All these are happening due to us. We all need to work to fix this,” he said.
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