Akhilesh terms Yogi govt's forestation drive a 'hollow'

The Samajwadi Party has demanded that the BJP government release a white paper on tree plantations done by them in the past four and a half years. Party President Akhilesh Yadav said in a statement on Tuesday that his government undertook sincere and extensive tree plantation drives and created a Guinness Record.

"Those trees survived, which led to revival of ponds in Bundelkhand and green parks were developed," he added. He termed the BJP government's claims on forestation drive as 'hollow'.

"The BJP government has added one more lie to its hundred lies by saying that it had planted 100 crore saplings during its term. He said the BJP, instead of planting trees, was sowing the seeds of hatred," he said.