PRAYAGRAJ, May 17 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya arrived in Prayagraj Saturday for a two-day visit, striking back at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to reduce diesel, petrol consumption. Maurya claimed Yadav's sole occupation involves sitting in an air-conditioned room posting tweets. Maurya described Yadav's 'PDA' (Pichde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak: Backward Classes, Dalits, Minorities) pitch as a sham, alleging it is anti-poor, rooted in caste-based politics. Speaking to media at Circuit House, Maurya said the public welcomed the Prime Minister's appeal while opposition parties continue indulging in negative politics. He noted he has already reduced his official convoy size, with Chief Ministers, ministers in BJP-ruled states taking similar steps. Drawing from history, Maurya cited former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's call for voluntary meal-skipping, Indira Gandhi's 1967 appeal against gold purchases as precedents for such national appeals during crises. Responding to Yadav's remark that 'the bicycle is better', Maurya said the SP chief holds misconceptions about his party symbol's superiority. The SP's bicycle suffered a 'flat tyre' in 2014, 2017, referring to electoral setbacks....