New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a full-throated attack on the Samajwadi Party on Sunday over the death sentences handed down to 38 convicts in the Ahmedabad bombings case.
"Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh sought to withdraw cases against several terrorists," news agency PTI quoted PM Modi during his election rally in Hardoi.
PM Modi said the people of Hardoi have seen how the Samajwadi Party gave a free hand to those utilising 'Katta' (country-made firearms) and its cadres while it was in power.
"People of Hardoi have seen those days when these people had given a free hand to those using 'katta' and those in 'satta' (power)," he said.
Since an Ahmedabad court condemned 38 defendants to death in the 2008 serial bombings case, the BJP and SP have been locked in a heated verbal battle.
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has been criticising the Samajwadi Party fiercely, stating that family members of the defendants in the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings case were seen with Akhilesh Yadav appealing for votes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took aim at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, accusing the previous administration of failing to cooperate with the Centre on development efforts in the state between 2014 and 2017.
Continuing his attack on the rival parties, Modi said, "Those who used to stop our festivals owing to their politics of appeasement, they will get an answer from the people of Uttar Pradesh on March 10."
The results of Uttar Pradesh's seven-phase assembly elections will be released on March 10.
(With PTI Inputs)