LUCKNOW, Jan. 10 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday praised chief minister Yogi Adityanath, calling him not just a capable politician but also an able economist.

Addressing the inauguration function of Ashok Leyland's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant here in the presence of Union minister H D Kumaraswamy and Adityanath, Singh said, "I earlier believed that you (Adityanath) are adept only in politics, but now I have reached the conclusion that you are equally proficient in economics.

"You know very well how profits are generated," he added. Explaining the context of his remarks, Singh said the Uttar Pradesh government allotted around 70 acres of land for the Ashok Leyland project at nearly 75 per cent subsidised rates u...