Lucknow, 09 May (HS): Samajwadi

Party (SP) President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav congratulated and

wished the countrymen on Maharana Pratap Jayanti. On this occasion, he said

that after the formation of the Samajwadi Party government, the biggest statue

of Maharana Pratap will be installed on the Gomti Riverfront. He will also have

a golden sword in his hand.

Former Chief Minister Akhilesh

Yadav while addressing the journalists at SP state headquarters on Friday said

that during the SP government, one day holiday was given on the birth anniversary

of Maharana Pratap. We demand two days holiday on the birth anniversary of

Maharana Pratap. We will prepare for celebrating the birth anniversary on one

day and will celebrate the birth anniversary on the other day.

While answering the questions of

the journalists, Akhilesh Yadav said that there are good things as well as bad

things in history. Nowadays the government is changing history by changing

names. Ardh Kumbh has been renamed as Kumbh. My appeal is that festivals and

great men should not be brought into politics and benefits should not be taken

by using their names. Just like Maharana Pratap belongs to everyone, everyone

can celebrate his birth anniversary.

The SP president said that what the

government is doing in in the name of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s village.

A university has been built in his name, if our government comes, we will take

the university to his village. The government has closed the Saifai fair; the

fair is going on in Gorakhpur.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi