Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on Yogi Adityanath-led government and accused them of being "deaf" and "blind" to his repeated demands of paying attention towards the condition of Kannauj Medical College.

Former CM while addressing media during his visit to Kannauj said, "...This is not for the first time that I am discussing about Kannauj Medical College. Whenever I have been to Kannauj, I talk about it. I think the govt and the people in the BJP are deaf, they listen to nothing. I think they have gone blind too. Common people go for treatment and not the people of the Samajwadi party. They failed to provide any service. They have slowed the development of Kannauj as they have enmity with this place..."