Politics over the road network began even before the UP highway was inaugurated when it has been claimed that this expressway is nothing more than a lavish demonstration of avarice and extravagant spending. It went on to say that the public amenities are really subpar and that corruption is a key factor.
Akhilesh Yadav made fun of the current chief minister
CM Yogi Adityanath has launched a fierce attack on President Akhilesh Yadav and the Samajwadi Party in the wake of the expressway’s opening in the Gorakhpur district. In which he claimed that D Company and Dawood Ibrahim were connected to the former SP government.
Akhilesh Yadav did not hold back on this either, retaliating against Yogi Adityanath by claiming that the Gorakhpur Link Expressway is the most costly highway. He asserted on Friday that the Gorakhpur Link Expressway is actually a four-lane highway rather than an expressway.
Akhilesh Yadav remarked in a news conference in the capital Lucknow that whomever raises concerns on the highways created by others, they talk so much about corruption, today the most expensive express has been erected.According to Akhilesh, the Chief Minister is completely ignorant of the distinction between a highway and an expressway.
Yadav added that he had questioned the Gorakhpur Link Expressway’s construction cost and that we had been looking through newspapers until yesterday to find out how many thousand billions of rupees had been spent on the project. However, I would want to congratulate all of the newspapers today for reporting that the highway was built at a cost of Rs 7000 crore. When should it have been built?
If farmers receive Rs 2000 crore in compensation, Rs 5000 crore remains. It will now cost more than Rs 50 crore a kilometer, and that too in four lanes, if Rs 5000 crore is spread out over 91 km of road.
Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks have infuriated Yogi
He has stated that there is currently a four-lane highway rather than an expressway, based on the information that has been provided. According to Yadav, the deputy chief minister was unable to distinguish between the four-lane highway and the expressway, which was built in accordance with Indian Road Congress standards. Will this government also take action against officers who have interfered with the standards?
In the meantime, the SP head responded to a query about D Company by asking, “What is D Company?” You have inquiries concerning the D Company. I want to explain what D Company means to you in plain terms. You are inquiring about D Company. I would like to clarify for you what D business means. A development company is D Company.
He added that no leader had called for the construction of the Purvanchal Expressway; rather, it was made possible by Netaji Mulayam Singh Yadav, who Azamgarh had openly selected as its Lok Sabha MP at the time the Agra and Rajdhani Lucknow Expressways were being built.
I announced it grandly, along with laying the foundation stone, the land was also purchased. In order to improve the perception of the locals and the government, Yadav added that if the SP wins power, the Purvanchal Expressway will be constructed better than the Agra and Rajdhani Lucknow Expressways.
Yogi, meanwhile, has attacked and claimed that the public is well aware of the state of the roads before to 2017. Whether there was a road in the pit or a pothole in the road has not yet been determined. Additionally, the Purvanchal Expressway’s foundation stone was placed.
However, the land wasn’t even bought. He intended to spend Rs. 15200 crores to construct an expressway that was 110 meters wide. We had it built at Rs. 11800 crores and enlarged it to 120 meters. It is clear to the public who is robbed of the remaining funds.
