Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of failing to clean rivers, saying, "If BJP leaders wish, they can take tuition from the Socialists on river cleaning." He claimed the BJP's Namami Gange programme was a "slogan that has vanished" and alleged corruption in river rejuvenation projects. Yadav cited Gomti riverfront project as a successful example of river cleaning.