Updated On: 01 April, 2014 07:25 PM IST | | PTI
<p><span>A </span><span>war of words</span><span> has broken out between </span>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over six Gir lions</p>

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Bareilly/Lucknow: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav were today involved in a catfight over lions.
The lions were at the heart of a roaring debate when Modi took a dig at Akhilesh during his rally in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, saying that his government was unable to handle lions from Gujarat.