Azamgarh/Mau (UP), March 3 : on Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the previous government of ignoring eastern region of Uttar Pradesh and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government developed it as an education hub. Addressing an election rally in Samajwadi Party (SP) bastion, Shah said, “They always ignored Purvanchal. We developed Purvanchal as an educational hub. A versity has been set up in Azamgarh, a versity in the name of Chandra Shekhar has been set up in Ballia, a versity has been set up in Gorakhpur in the name of Gorakhnath and almost 12 medical colleges have been set up in Purvanchal.” He said that the BJP government ensured regular power supply in the state. “Tell me whether electricity used to come even for 10 hours earlier? It’s the BJP government which ensured 22 to 24 hours power supply even in the villages. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave free gas connections to 1.67 crore women,” he said. Shah said, “Make the BJP government again and free gas cylinders will be given on Holi and Diwali, free laptops and smartphones will be given to the youths and free scooty will be given to girls enrolling in higher education.” He said that the people of UP have decided that they want Yogi Adityanath government, which has wiped out the mafia and not that of the SP which gives shelter to the mafia. “During the Akhilesh government goons and mafias used to roam in an open jeep with AK-47. Earlier terrorists from Azamgarh went to other states and carry out bomb blasts and the SP government used to protect them. Today no one can dare to do so because there is a BJP government in UP,” he said. Shah said, “Akhilesh Yadav can see only one caste and family from one glass of his google and religion from the second one. Akhilesh can neither see the public of UP nor he wants to see it. So how will he develop UP?.” He said that the people of UP experienced development after several years. “SP and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) governments strangled the aspirations of the people of UP. Akhilesh Yadav can’t see the development because he sees everything black from his black glasses,” he said. Shah said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Yogi government has rid UP of mafias, criminals, riots and curfew. AB RKM