Modi has changed political agenda of the country: CM

Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had changed the political discourse of the country, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that earlier the political agenda used to revolve around caste, religion, region and language but now it was development of youth, villages and women.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completely changed the political agenda of the country in the last five years. Now, issues like villages, poverty, farmers, youth and women have been included in the agenda,” the Chief Minister said after laying foundation stones and dedicating to people projects worth Rs 71.36 crore in Zaidpur Assembly constituency of Barabanki on Monday.

Addressing the people, Yogi Adityanath said that development was the key to happiness and his government was committed for growth in a time-bound manner.

“Development should be all-inclusive and not incomplete. If any part of the body stops functioning, it is called divyang. Similarly, if there is poverty, weakness and misery, the country cannot prosper and we must get rid of it,” he said.

The Chief Minister said the abrogation of Article 370 had helped in connecting Jammu and Kashmir with mainstream of development as envisioned by Dr BR Ambedkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. “It took almost 70 years to get this dream fulfilled,” he added.

“We must congratulate PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah who have shown the courage to abrogate the temporary clause in our Constitution,” the Chief Minister said.

Yogi Adityanath said the issue of women empowerment had been discussed for a long time but nothing was done at the ground level.

“After Independence, nobody ever imagined that in order to save the dignity of women, a step could be taken towards making the nation open defecation-free,” he said, and added, “PM Modi has also put to end the evil and archaic practice of triple talaq.”

Expressing concern over the use of plastic, the Chief Minister it had become a nuisance today and was harming environment and health.

“It (plastic) adds to pollution and hampers water conservation. Plastic also harms the cattle and it is like an enemy for farmers. Thus, it is important to shun plastic altogether,” the Chief Minister said.