LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR, Sept. 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath took political potshots at the Samajwadi Party during a Teachers' Day felicitation event in Gorakhpur on Saturday, saying that if it had spent the Saifai Mahotsav money on education when in power, the future of millions of children would have been secured.

Contrasting the previous government's stance on education with his regime's approach, he said, "We allocated over Rs.1,500 crore solely for the dilapidated buildings of secondary schools. This could have been done even before 2017. Those who failed to deliver are the ones raising questions now; the country is witnessing the 'Uttar Pradesh Model' and the transformation taking place today."

He also said that smart classes were...