NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a veiled jibe at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, and Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav, evaluating them with “three monkeys” — Pappu, Tappu and Appu.Whereas addressing a rally at Darbhanga’s Keoti in poll-bound Bihar, Yogi mentioned that similar to Mahatma Gandhi’s three monkeys, who “converse no evil, hear no evil, see no evil,” these leaders too are blind, deaf, and mute to the reality of the event which has taken place in Bihar.
“Simply as Gandhiji had three monkeys, immediately the INDIA alliance has introduced in three monkeys within the title of Pappu, Tappu and Appu,” Yogi mentioned.“Pappu can not converse the reality or say something good. Tappu can not see any fact, and Appu can not hear the reality,” he added.Yogi additionally accused the Mahagathbandhan of colluding with mafias and pitting caste towards caste within the state.“These folks can not see the event performed by the NDA. These three folks hug and mingle with the household mafias and disrupt the safety of the state,” Yogi mentioned.“With weapons and pistols, they tainted Bihar’s whole system. These are the identical individuals who divide you on the premise of caste, invite infiltrators, tamper together with your religion, after which undermine nationwide safety,” he added.‘Yogi insulting Hanuman ji’: CongressIn the meantime, Congress countered the UP chief minister by claiming that he insulted Lord Hanuman via his remarks.Congress chief Pawan Khera mentioned, “He’s a Yogi, however he’s insulting Hanuman ji. Think about a Yogi insulting Hanuman ji. What can we are saying? The general public is watching and listening to this.”The Election Fee has introduced the schedule for the Bihar Meeting elections. The 243 meeting seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to happen on November 14.The whole variety of electors within the ultimate record stands at 7.42 crore, whereas there have been 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this yr. An Election Fee press launch acknowledged that 65 lakh voters had been faraway from the draft record, and the variety of electors within the draft record as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore.Within the 2020 meeting election, the BJP contested 110 seats and gained 74, securing 19.8% of the vote share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and gained 43, with a 15.7% vote share. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested seven seats, successful 4, and achieved 0.9% of the vote share.