# Yogi blames Congress decline on prolonged power intoxication 2026-08-10T02:08:33+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the Congress of losing touch with public aspirations and compromising national interests for political gain. Speaking in Siddharthnagar, he inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for 107 development projects worth over Rs 311 crore. He also criticised the Samajwadi Party for disrupting the Assembly during the supplementary budget presentation. Yogi asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to explain their record on jobs and opportunities for young people. He said the BJP-led government had created employment, expanded medical colleges and introduced artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing courses at ITIs. He claimed 17 crore young people had benefited from employment initiatives and said law and order had improved in Uttar Pradesh. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Congress, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, youth employment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/yogi-blames-congress-decline-on-prolonged-power-intoxication/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/yogi-blames-congress-decline-on-prolonged-power-intoxication/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.