Asking his ministerial colleagues to be sensitive towards people’s problems, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked them to ensure proper implementation of government schemes so that benefits could reach the beneficiaries. Directives were also given to ministers not to ignore party workers.
The CM convened a meeting of cabinet ministers, Ministers of State (Independent charge) and Minister of State in lucknow on Monday evening on the completion of the BJP government’s one year in office.
Sources said that senior party leaders too joined the meeting to convey party’s view points about performance of the government in the last one year.
A minister said that the CM, in his plain speak, asked ministers to perform. “He did not curtly say that they could be dropped but threw enough hints asking ministers to pull up their socks,” he said.
The meeting assumes importance as it is being held in the backdrop of speculations of possible reshuffle in the cabinet. It is believed that some ministers, who have failed to deliver, could be dropped and others who have done well could be given important assignments.
“Another high point was directive from the CM to listen to grievances of party workers and redress them at the earliest. No specific guidelines were given but ministers were asked to take care of workers,” he said.
This directive also assumes importance because it is believed that the party suffered ignominious defeat in Phulpur and Gorakhpur by-elections because of the apathy of workers.
The hour-long meeting ended with a resolve to implement government policies in letter and spirit.