Lucknow, March 25: Launching his election campaign from Saharanpur, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday took a dig at Congress candidate from Saharanpur seat without naming him and called him Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief "Azhar Masood's son-in-law." The UP CM 's remark was directed at Congress candidate from Saharanpur seat, Imran Masood, who is up against BJP candidate Raghav Lakhanpal. Polling in Saharanpur will take place on April 11, in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Yogi Adityanath in Tears After Student Asks Question on Pulwama Terror Attack, Watch Video.

Campaigning for BJP candidate Raghav Lakhanpal, Yogi Adityanath said that, "Just as Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, Azhar Masood will also be killed. But there is another Masood here, who speaks in the language of Masood Azhar." Yogi Adityanath on Two Years of BJP Govt in Uttar Pradesh: UP is Free From Rape, Murder, Looting and Corruption.

Read UP CM Yogi Adityanath's Comment in the Tweet Below:

Yogi further added, "The people have to decide whether they will elect a person who speaks in Azhar Masood's language or Modi-ji's lieutenant in Raghav Lakhanpal, who will ensure development for all." The contest on the Saharanpur seat is between Congress's Imran Masood, BJP's Raghav Lakhanpal and Samajwadi Party candidate Haji Fazal-ur-Rehman.

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