Criminals rose to power in SP rule, says Yogi

Criticising the previous Samajwadi Party government for tarnishing the identity of Mathura and the entire Uttar Pradesh for their own benefits, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, said that as a result of discrimination, riots occurred in place of development and criminals rose to power in the state.

He hit out at the Samajwadi Party for ruining the state by indulging in politics of appeasement, casteism, corruption, terror and fear.

“The state and its dignity were handed over to criminals and goons. Development was only confined to ‘one particular family’. Some districts were treated as ‘VIPs’ and the rest 71 districts failed to develop,” the chief minister said while launching a slew of development projects worth Rs 201.16 crore in Mathura.

In Mathura, the chief minister spoke about his government’s social welfare schemes and compared his governance with that of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, saying, “Before 2017, no benefits of the government schemes reached the poor and the deprived. They either benefited selective people or were never meant to benefit people.”

He went on to say that, “Criminals were given protection earlier. During the riots, merchants’ establishments were burnt, they were tortured, false cases were filed. Our government has put criminals behind bars without letting them take advantage.”

Stating that the soul of the country resided in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the chief minister said, “This is the land of Baba Vishwanath, Lord Ram, Lord Shri Krishna, Maa Ganga-Yamuna. Yet, the previous governments left no stone unturned to ruin this blessed land for their own benefits.”

“This is the same Kosi Kalan where the 2012 riots took place that resulted in massive loss of life and property. Negative approach causes riots, chaos and anarchy. Government’s positive intent and dedication reflects in its functioning. Right intent brings in investment which creates employment opportunities, pushing the state towards being self-reliant,” the chief minister added.

Highlighting the COVID-19 management in the state, the chief minister said that to protect the people of the state, free vaccines and free treatment had been made available. He said so far, more than 17 crore doses of Covid vaccine had been administered in Uttar Pradesh, and no other state had been able to carry out the vaccination drive with such efficiency.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana till March and he has also said that if the pandemic does not get over till the Rang Utsav to be held in Barsana, then food grains will be given further. The state government will start the free food grains distribution from December 12 and it will benefit over 15 crore people,” the chief minister underlined.

The chief minister further said that education of youth had been affected because of the pandemic. He said now the government was going to distribute tablets and smartphones to every youth this month, not just for working from home but also for providing online education.

“Our government is making preparations to conduct online competitive examinations in the coming time due to which the youth will also get relief from travelling to far off centres,” the chief minister added.