India, March 15 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said prime minister Narendra Modi squandered the opportunity to become a "Vishwaguru" by failing to help stop the war in West Asia. Instead, his government has left people struggling with a shortage of LPG, or cooking gas.

He said the controversy over namaz being offered by the Muslim community during Ramadan in Uttar Pradesh is an attempt to divert attention from a governance failure and the LPG shortage.

Yadav also criticised BJP-led Maharashtra government over its bill to halt religious conversion.

Yadav was in Mumbai on Saturday for his initiative titled "Vision India", aimed at promoting youth-driven, inclusive development and presenting a progressive alternative to the r...