Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda, on Sunday, said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was working to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission 100 per cent on the ground.
He said under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi, Uttar Pradesh had today come out of the identity of a BIMARU state and had joined the league of leading states in the country.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Women’s Half Marathon at Dubagga in Lucknow, Nadda said, “There is intense competition between those leading the country forward and those trying to pull it backward.”
Attacking the opposition, Nadda mentioned that while Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Yogi were leading the country and the state forward, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav were only interested in securing the well-being of their own families. Nadda said that he felt fortunate to participate in the Women’s Half Marathon, organised for empowerment of women.
He pointed out that Prime Minister Modi talks about only four castes in the country, with women being the first, followed by youth, farmers and the fourth being the economically disadvantaged.
“If we strengthen these four castes and give them strength, then no one can stop us from becoming a developed India,” he added.
Discussing various welfare schemes run for women, farmers, youth and the poor, Nadda praised the efforts of the Yogi Adityanath government in implementing these initiatives effectively, as a result of which crores of people had risen above the poverty line and moved from the below poverty line (BPL) to the above poverty line (APL) category.
Nadda also commended Chief Minister Yogi for initiatives like Fit India and Khelo India movements. He acknowledged the widespread development of sports infrastructure, including fully-equipped stadiums in every district and open gyms and sports fields in villages across the state.
The BJP president further said that Uttar Pradesh was writing a new tale of development today. “Whether it is about women’s empowerment, putting an end to the reign of mafias and corruption, or infrastructure development, Yogi Adityanath deserves congratulations for all these achievements,” he said.
Nadda described the opposition as the force that was pulling the country back and said that today there was a competition going on between those who were taking the country forward and those who were pulling it back.
He pointed out that while the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is chanting ‘Modi-roko’, our competition is to take India forward under Modi’s leadership.
He criticised those who previously showed no interest in national affairs but are now discussing the country’s future.
He further said that under the leadership of Modi-Yogi, the BJP would win all seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
During the programme, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Yogi Brajesh Pathak, Union Minister Kaushal Kishore, Rajya Sabha members Dinesh Sharma, Ashok Vajpayee, UP ministers Suresh Khanna and Girish Chandra Yadav, organisation secretary Dharampal, MLAs and other dignitaries were present.
