Yogi has no knowledge of history, was lucky to become CM: Owaisi

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did not possess any knowledge of history and was just lucky to have become the chief minister.
“Yogi Adityanath once again proved that he has no knowledge about anything. He is just lucky to become the chief minister of one of the largest states of India,” Owaisi told media persons here.
Owaisi was reacting to recent remarks by Adityanath where he said that during the time of the Mughals and Britishers the Indian economy had started going on a downward curve.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the World Hindu Economic Forum-2019 in Mumbai on Friday, Yogi said: “Before the Mughal era, India’s participation in world trade was more than a third, that is, about 36 per cent. Then it reduced to 20 per cent by the time the British arrived in India.” Owaisi countered Adityanath’s remarks and said that India’s contribution to the world GDP was around 25 per cent during the Mughal era.
“History tells us, during the time of Mughals under the reign of Jahangir, India’s contribution to world GDP was 25 per cent. During Aurangzeb’s reign, India’s economy overtook China. A British economist Angus Maddison said this,” he said.