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Maurya served as the Uttar Pradesh BJP chief during the 2017 UP assembly elections.(Twitter/@kpmaurya1)
Taking a jibe at the Gandhi family, Maurya said that he considers Amethi as his fiefdom but never thought of its development.
Amid speculations that he would be appointed as the BJP president in Uttar Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said he will follow whatever instructions he gets from the organisation. Swatantra Dev Singh, a minister in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, had earlier resigned from the post of state BJP president.
“The organization is bigger than the government and I will respect whatever orders I get,” Maurya told reporters here. The Deputy Chief Minister said that BJP is his mother and no one can be above mother.
An influential OBC leader, Maurya served as the Uttar Pradesh BJP chief during the 2017 UP assembly elections. Maurya was recently appointed as the leader of the party legislature party in the Legislative Council in place of Swatantra Dev Singh.
Taking a jibe at the Gandhi family, Maurya said that he considers Amethi as his fiefdom but never thought of its development. “Corruption was at its peak here (Amethi) under Congress rule,” he said.
Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Center and in Uttar Pradesh, there has been rapid growth in both the country and the state. “I can say that there is no dearth of funds for the development of Amethi.
When asked about the ongoing Gyanvapi Masjid case, the Deputy CM said, “I can say that it is true that Aurangzeb destroyed temples during his rule and hurt the sentiments of the people.” “But the matter is pending in the court. Just as we respect the court’s decision in the Ram Mandir case, we should also wait for Varanasi’s verdict.
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