Rae Bareli: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, in Varanasi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party’s tradition This is a re-opening of existing items as the cruise has been in service for the past 17 years and now has bars serving alcohol. Yadav also said that only the BJP can confirm the existence of bars on the cruise as he has not been on it. Addressing media persons in Rae Bareli, the SP chief said, “This river cruise is going on for the last many years, it is not a new thing and someone told me that it is going on for the last 17 years. They (BJP) Only a part was added.” And saying that we have started it. These BJP people are far ahead in campaigning and lying. I have also heard that the cruise on the holy river Ganga is not just a cruise, it also has bars that serve alcohol.”
“The BJP is re-inaugurating existing things during the election campaign for the purpose of elections,” he said. “Till recent times, we used to sit there listening to the aartis of Mother Ganga and listening to the objects of devotion. Whenever we went on boat rides in the Ganges, people would explain what we could do and what we could not do. Because it’s a religious place. Now only BJP people can tell whether there is a bar on the cruise or not. We haven’t entered it yet.”
Earlier on Wednesday, in a tweet, Yadav questioned the BJP about the real goal behind the cruise and the ‘tent city’. Now will BJP take the job of sailors too? luxury. The BJP will no longer be able to cover the darkness of real issues with external glare,” he had tweeted.
#watch , Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav commented on MV Ganga Vilas River Cruise, said- ‘I have heard that there are bars serving liquor in the cruises plying on the holy river Ganges…’ pic.twitter.com/7VXbGQqkOx
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PM Modi flagged off MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi through video conferencing on Friday. MV Ganga Vilas will start its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, traveling approximately 3,200 km in 51 days, crossing 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh. MV Ganga Vilas has three decks with all luxury amenities, 18 suites with a capacity of 36 tourists. On the first trip, 32 tourists from Switzerland are signing up for the full length of the trip.
MV Ganga Vilas Cruise is designed to showcase the best of the country to the world. 51 days cruise planned with visits to 50 tourist destinations including world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats, and major cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam Is. The tour will give tourists an opportunity to embark on an experiential journey and indulge in the art, culture, history and spirituality of India and Bangladesh.