Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi yesterday said that Uttar Pradesh was being run by dalals (touts).
Addressing people in Kripalpur village of Aligarh, he said, "Touts have taken over the administration as people of the state are divided." He said that touts are active in all the districts wehere land had been acquired.
"You may not like it. But this is true. Since you are not together that is why this is happening here. Unless you unite, you will continue to suffer," the Congress leader told the villagers.
Rahul made this statement on the third day of his footmarch in west UP districts affected by large scale land acquisition by the state government.
In a bid to counter Rahul Gandhi's footmarch in support of farmers whose land has been acquired by the state government, the ruling BSP accused Congress led UPA government of step-motherly treatment towards UP.
Source : The Daily Star
