Akhilesh mocks PM Modi, asks Amitabh Bachchan to not campaign for 'donkeys' of Gujarat

Ahead of the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday dragged Amitabh Bachchan into the poll campaign and advised him to 'not advertise for the donkeys of Gujarat'.

Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Akhilesh took a dig at the ad in which Amitabh was seen inviting tourists to visit the Wild Ass Sanctuary located in Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

"Main sadi ke mahanayak se appeal karta hoon ke Gujarat ke gadhon ka prachar mat karein (I appeal to the superstar of the century to not campaign for the donkeys of Gujarat)," Akhilesh said.

The remark came hours after Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary branded Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah as 'terrorists', adding that they were trying to mislead voters in the state to gather support for their party.

Hitting the campaign trail in water scarce Bundelkhand, Modi blamed SP, BSP and Congress for the backwardness of the region and promised to transform it like Kutch in Gujarat.

On Sunday, Modi had accused the ruling SP government of discriminating on the basis of religion and caste.