Akhilesh Yadav alleges neglect of Vajpayee’s ancestral village near Agra

Lucknow, Dec 25: On the 101st birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Uttar Pradesh government for the alleged neglect of the former prime minister’s ancestral village, Bateshwar, in Agra district.

In a post on X, Yadav said he wanted to draw the attention of the chief minister (Yogi Adityanath) to the “continued neglect” of Bateshwar, and asked if there were any “special reasons” behind the alleged disregard.

The former chief minister also alleged that the BJP builds “towering statues” only for political gains but does not erect any “true memorial” to genuinely honour the national leaders.