Hardoi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said despite being born in Gujarat he had chosen Uttar Pradesh as his land of vocation, drawing a parallel with Lord Krishna who was born in Uttar Pradesh but made Gujarat his "karma bhoomi".


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The Prime Minister, while addressing a rally in Hardoi, said he was an adopted son of Uttar Pradesh and vowed not to ditch the people of the state. 


He also took a dig at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over his rift with father Mulayam Singh Yadav.


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"Krishna was born in Uttar Pradesh but made Gujarat his karma bhoomi. I was born in Gujarat but Uttar Pradesh has adopted me. It is a privilege for me. Uttar Pradesh is like 'mai-baap'. I am not a son who would ditch his mai-baap. I will always care about Uttar Pradesh,'' he said. 


"Despite being an adopted son, it is my duty to develop Uttar Pradesh," Modi told a huge gathering of supporters here.


PM Modi had on Wednesday slammed the ruling Samajwadi Party for its pre-poll alliance with Congress, likening it to a movie in which rivals befriend each other after the "interval".


Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh`s Kannauj, he said, ''Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav does not know how cunning Congress people are,'' and reminded him about an "assassination attempt" made on his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1984 allegedly by a Congress leader.


The Prime Minister also attacked the Opposition for creating hue and cry over demonetisation and levelling all kinds of allegations against him, saying "lies will not work as the people of the country are quite aware now".


Hardoi votes on Sunday in the third phase of the staggered elections to chose a new government in the country's most populous state.


With IANS inputs