"Like the earlier SP government which owing to struggle of NGOs set up rescue centres for bear so that they are not made to perform in shows, we are soon going to cancel the licences of elephants (for making them do commercial works)," he said.
He was speaking on the budget of the Home department in the state Assembly.
"The elephants will now live in Etawah," he said amid peals of laughter from both treasury and opposition benches.
The matter came up when Leader of the Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya made a comment on the law and order situation saying it was so bad that leopards and tigers are roaming on the streets. Even dogs have become wayward, he said.
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Yadav retorted asking, "Why are you leaving out your own symbol, the elephant, which causes maximum damage?"
Maurya said development in the Akhilesh government was moving at snail's pace.
To this, the Chief Minister retorted that "tortoise which moves slowly win the race. But, you are always in a hurry.