"The media tends to show everything that they can lay their hands on and give us free publicity...He is my father and which father does not scold his son", Yadav said while speaking at the 'Infrastructure Summit 2015' here.
The SP supremo had yesterday questioned the government's preparedness for the upcoming panchayat polls.
"There is some time left, you (ministers and leaders) should come out of air-conditioned rooms and reach out to people and make them aware of the work done by the government," he had said.
He said that it was his dream to see the Metro run soon, even in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"Government is spending a major portion on developing infrastructure facilities of international standards like power, roads, expressways, metro among others which has attracted investors towards the state," he said.
"Construction of International Cricket Stadium is underway and markets are also being constructed for farmers," the CM said, adding Uttar Pradesh's rate of development would surpass that of India in the coming time.