Praising the services of lawyers on Saturday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that at a time when blood relatives were at daggers drawn and family disputes had become routine, people in search of justice had full faith on the lawyer community.
“When people are fighting with brothers and family members, they come to you seeking justice and sign wherever you ask them to as they have faith on you,” Yogi said.
The Chief Minister said that he was happy that the lawyers had been able to maintain their credibility and this had helped in the delivery of justice to the people.
Yogi was speaking soon after felicitating senior members of lawyer community at Lok Bhawan on Saturday evening.
The Chief Minister said that the lawyer community always led the nation in adverse conditions and helped in establishing the country as the biggest democracy in the world.
“Every citizen enjoys equal justice as lawyers render their services with honesty and devotion and I hope that in future too they will maintain the same ideals,” Yogi said.
The Chief Minister said that lawyers came up with several demands which he tried to resolve, one of which was a demand of Rs 5,000 every year for young lawyers to purchase books etc. and this demand was cleared by his Cabinet on Friday.
“Similarly, you wanted that the age of 60 years be raised to 70 for compensation of Rs 5 lakh to be given to family members in case of a lawyer’s death, and this has also been cleared by the Cabinet,” he said.
“To further facilitate the lawyers, this government has provided them chambers, libraries and other amenities in the new court premises. Besides, an Adhivakta App has also been developed through which a common man can seek justice. I appeal to you to provide your services through this App so that no one is denied justice due to his or her poor financial condition,” Yogi added.
Law Minister Brajesh Pathak said that on the Chief Minister’s directions, several steps had been taken to expedite justice to the victims.
“For ensuing speedy justice to women, the government has so far started 81 fast track courts (FTCs) in the state to dispose of cases related to assault or attack on members of the fairer sex. Similarly, for speedy justice to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, the government has started 25 FTCs. Besides, to settle financial disputes, the government has for the first time opened 13 commercial courts in UP,” Pathak said.
The Law Minister also disclosed that the budget allocation by the government to facilitate basic amenities like water, toilet etc, in court premises had also been made.
Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the newly formed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at Sarojininagar on Saturday morning.
Yogi enquired about the latest gadgets available with the force, and training imparted to the jawans.
Besides the Chief Minister, top officers, including DGP OP Singh, Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar were also present.
The SDRF has been constituted on the lines of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the initiative of the Chief Minister to ensure speedy rescue operations during natural calamities or major accidents.