Reiterating his Government’s commitment to improve law and order situation, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Government is determined to take action against criminals “but it will take time to clean filth that had accumulated in the last 15 years.”
“My warning to criminals is that they should leave Uttar Pradesh. This Government has zero tolerance on crime. Some people have developed bad habits and it is better for them to mend their ways,” Yogi said while addressing a public meeting in Moradabad on Sunday.
Without taking name of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Yogi said “There was filth from the last 15 years in UP, though it will take some time to clean it, there will be rule of law in the State. No one will be allowed to misbehave with women. Administration will take stern actions against criminals.”
The CM claimed that in just two months of his Government being in power, electricity supply system has improved.
“Now, villages are getting electricity for more than 18 hours and soon rural areas will also start getting 24 hour power supply,” he said.
Yogi said that his Government has kept his promise and cleared Rs 22,000 crore outstanding dues of sugarcane farmers. He said his Government is taking initiative to pay good price for the crops to the farmers.
Realising that he is in Western Uttar Pradesh, a home to mechanised slaughter houses, the Chief Minister said that as per Supreme
Court orders mechanical slaughter houses has been closed in the State. “We have nothing to do. What we are doing is just implementing the directives of the Supreme Court,” he said
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi CM said many policies for public welfare are being operated by Central Government. Modi Govern-
ment is providing gas connection to poor families. Modi Government came with stand-up and start-up policies for better future of youth of the country, he said.
Yogi’s Moradabad visit was marred by controversy as members of Bahujan Samaj Samavay Committee staged protest over increase in atrocities against Dalits in Saharanpur, Meerut and Moradabad.
Meanwhile, Yogi met martyr’s family who were on an indefinite fast following which they ended their fast. He promised that he would visit the village of martyr’s .
The family members had complained that Government has not fulfilled the promises made to the martyr’s family. CM has assured all help and deputed Minister of State for Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes and Tribal Welfare Gulabo Devi to be in touch with the family members.
On May 19, villagers and family members of Sudesh, who laid down his life on October 16, 2016, had sat on a fast in the Pansukha Milak village in the district, claiming that the promises made by the BJP leaders at the time of his death remained unfulfilled.
later in the day, the Chief Minister visited Bareilly and held a review meeting with the officials. He asked Commissioner Bareilly to ensure that farmers get remunerative price in the wheat purchase centres. The power distribution system should be overhauled. “The Police should ensure improvement in law and order,” he said.
Union Minister Santosh Gangwar was also present at the meeting.