‘Modi targeted for poor background’

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted as he comes from a poor family, Union minister Uma Bharti said Wednesday. “Congress has been affected by a feudal mindset for a long time. Similar thought process has now gripped Samajawadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. The Left, which was banking on the support of the poor, are also dejected as the masses have embraced Modi and his policies,” she told reporters. Ms Bharti said there was a wave in favour of BJP. “If Akhilesh had gone it alone in the elections, he would have emerged as a strong number two party,” she said. She said the alliance was about taking a “bigger share of booty”.