Jhansi jolt for Yogi, Oppn ups rhetoric

BALLOT BLUES | With bypolls slated for Nov 20, rivals leave no opportunity to pin down UP govt

- Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

With the crucial bypolls in Uttar Pradesh slated for November 20, the unfortunate incident at Jhansi hospital has become a jolt for the ruling BJP government in the state and predictably, the Opposition has grabbed the opportunity to counter the Yogi govt and build a rhetoric before the polls.

Even as the Gandhi siblings — Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Saturday mourned the death of a large number of newborn children at the Jhansi inferno, the Samajwadi boss Akhilesh Yadav said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should leave the election campaign for the ongoing bypolls in the state and focus on the poor condition of health and medical facilities.