War of words in U.P. over Adityanath’s remark that ‘bulldozer has now become a brand of Uttar Pradesh’

Lucknow A war of words erupted over Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comment inviting industries to manufacture bulldozers in the State, with Opposition parties claiming that a symbol of injustice and oppression could never be a brand of the State. “Since a long-time U.P. CM is synonymous with making controversial statements. The remark that the ‘bulldozer’ has now become a brand of Uttar Pradesh, is unacceptable as in the State bulldozer is used on poor and people hailing from marginalised communities, mostly the Dalits and minorities. Bulldozer is a symbol of injustice and a weapon of oppression. Only a divisive leader will make such remarks, under the grab of zero-tolerance policy towards crime, injustice is being committed against a large section of population,” Anil Yadav, a senior Congress leader, said. The Samajwadi Party (SP) alleged the bulldozer is selectively used against political opponents and the poor. “In U.P.