Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the BJP is promoting capitalism and pursuing a communal agenda, alleging that its policies favour big industrialists and businessmen.

Speaking in Lucknow, Yadav said the gap between the rich and the poor was widening under the BJP's rule.

"At a time when the BJP is promoting capitalism and, from time to time, advancing a communal agenda, we remember the movement of Janeshwar Mishra ji, who worked throughout his life to advance this movement... The path of the BJP is a capitalist path and promotes big industrialists and big businessmen; the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Our farmers, who should be earning income from their produce, are not rece...