GORAKHPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister of chemicals and fertilizers Ananth Kumar said the ruling Samajwadi Party formed an alliance with Congress to hide its record of bad governance, corruption and mafia-rule during its regime in the state.Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the Union minister said, "While Congress party's name is synonymous with corruption, SP's name is synonymous with mafia rule. Even the UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has called the SP-Congress alliance an alliance of helplessness. Rahul Gandhi is Akhilesh's compulsion and Akhilesh is a compulsion for Rahul but there is no compulsion for the state's voters. SP went into alliance to hide the bad governance, corruption and Mafia rule of five years."Taking a dig at Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party, Kumar said, "BSP has become famous for how how tickets are distributed by extracting money."Stepping up his attack on the rival parties in the state, the BJP leader said, "Is it wise to oust a party of hooligans, only to vote for a party which is only interested in extracting money? BJP is the only party which could bring development and law and order in the state."Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union minister said Gorakhpur was on PM Modi's list of priorities for the last two-and-a-half years. "The 'Make in India' programme holds a lot of importance for the region. The central government is working on AIIMS and a fertilizer plant, which will be functional in three years," he added.

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