Lucknow: Assembly elections are due in Uttar Pradesh next year, with all parties gearing up for it. Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is also active in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka Gandhi may become the face of the Congress in the state, which Yogi Adityanath has slammed. He has said that Priyanka Gandhi is an international leader, why is she consuming her talent in UP.

CM Yogi Adityanath has attacked his opponents over the UP assembly elections in a private news channel programme. CM Yogi Adityanath was questioned as to what would be the main challenge for Priyanka Gandhi if she was fielded against Yogi by Congress. In reply, CM Yogi said, "Priyanka is a very big leader, a national leader. Why is she trying to demolish his talent in the State? There are such big leaders, internationally. She may have gone to Italy more than she comes to UP.''

CM Yogi further said, "International leaders should contest international elections, contest national-level elections, state elections are small elections.'' Yogi Adityanath has also hit out at his opponent and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. He said that in the past, the government had a food distribution program and Akhilesh Yadav also took his BMW bicycle and set out for a picnic to show his presence. But the people of the state cannot be misled by celebrating picnics.

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