LUCKNOW, Oct. 9 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday turned the acronyms PDA and NDA into rival political narratives on government jobs, calling the Opposition grouping the "Pradesh Dubao Alliance" (Alliance to Ruin the State) and the NDA the "Naukri Denge Alliance" (Alliance That Will Provide Jobs) while taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party over its supposed recruitment record. "Earlier, there was the Pradesh Dubao Alliance. Now there is the Naukri Denge Alliance," he said at the Lok Bhavan auditorium while handing appointment letters to 470 sportspersons selected under the skilled sportsperson quota for the Uttar Pradesh Police. Taking aim at the SP, he alleged that under its government, jobs were controlled by "one family" and candidates needed "Saifai or sifarish" to secure appointments. "Earlier, it was Saifai and Sifarish. Today, neither recommendation nor money works in appointments. Today, talent and hard work are being rewarded," he said. Yogi asked the newly appointed sportspersons whether anyone had demanded money from them or whether they had needed to seek a recommendation during the recruitment process. "This is neither a favour of the government nor the benevolence of the chief minister. It is the reward for your sweat and hard work," he said, asking the recruits to maintain the same transparency and honesty in their police service. Describing their induction as a journey "from jersey to uniform", Yogi said the discipline, teamwork, hard work and ability to take decisions under pressure acquired on the sports field would help them in policing. The 470 recruits comprise 303 men and 167 women. They include 295 civil police constables -148 men and 147 women-and 63 civil police sub-inspectors, comprising 43 men and 20 women. Another 132 sportspersons have been recruited as PAC constables. He used the appointments to highlight his government's policy of providing direct government employment to accomplished sportspersons. He said the government had so far given direct appointments to more than 1,000 sportspersons, with recruitment processes for additional athletes at various stages. He said seven medal-winning sportspersons had been appointed as deputy superintendents of police, including athletes who had won medals at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He specifically mentioned hockey players Lalit Upadhyay and Raj Kumar Pal. The chief minister also said the government had provided more than Rs.200 crore in incentive money to skilled sportspersons from Uttar Pradesh who had won medals at major competitions. He urged the recruits to continue their sporting careers after joining the police....