# UP deputy CM Maurya calls Rahul Gandhi irresponsible Leader of Opposition 2026-08-15T00:45:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday called Rahul Gandhi an 'irresponsible' Leader of Opposition, alleging the Congress MP wasted the entire Parliament session due to 'ego and arrogance'. Speaking in Prayagraj, Maurya claimed Gandhi would not have been elected even as a corporator in the city if not born into the Gandhi family. He accused Gandhi and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav of depriving other MPs of their right to raise questions and lowering parliamentary standards. Maurya also criticised Gandhi's remarks at a Congress convention, calling it 'political frustration'. He alleged the Samajwadi Party was projecting Azam Khan for vote-bank politics and would not return to power until 2047. Maurya earlier visited Chandrashekhar Azad Park on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Keshav Prasad Maurya, Narendra Modi, Prayagraj, Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-deputy-cm-maurya-calls-rahul-gandhi-irresponsible-leader-of-opposition/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-deputy-cm-maurya-calls-rahul-gandhi-irresponsible-leader-of-opposition/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.