Ideologically Attached to Project...Willing to Take It

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party was ready to take Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC), located in the state capital, if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to sell it.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: The project, which houses state-of-the-art amenities, was built during the SP regime in the state.

"We, Samajwadis, are ready to take JPNIC if the government wants to sell it. We're ready to pay the price that any businessman will pay for it. Not just emotionally, but we're also ideologically attached to JPNIC. It houses state-of-the-art facilities: the museum built in the memory of Jai Prakash ji is one of its kind in the entire country. We will accept donations, pool money but will surely like to take the project if the government wants to sell it," the former chief minister told reporters at the party headquarters here on Tuesday.