BJP president Amit Shah said that the Yogi Adityanath government has been working exceptionally hard to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Uttar Pradesh.
Shah said that despite inheriting a `battered state’, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has not only restored law and order but also revived public confidence and investors in the last four months.
In lucknow on a three-day visit to tackle organisational issues in the state unit, the BJP chief was addressing party leaders at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Saturday.
“Our top priority is to establish the rule of law and we will do it. The BJP is committed to the people and it’s with their help the party has been able to effect fundamental change in the politics of UP, “said Shah.
``The BJP inherited a shattered legacy. The Yogi government has hit hard against corruption and taken a series of measures to cleanse the contract and mining businesses. The government is working hard and taking decision to benefit common people like farm loan waiver and record wheat procurement. The BJP government will fulfill all promises made in the `Sankalp Patra’,” said the BJP president.
lauding the party cadre’s role, Shah said, “Cadre is the real strength of the party and their hard work resulted in the historic mandate for the BJP and its allies during the last Assembly elections.”
The BJP chief said, “The BJP is against politicization of bureaucracy and we have demolished unhealthy practices in UP politics and all officers with good performances have been given the opportunity to work for overall development and the welfare of common people.”
In his address, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “The UP government is sensitive to the needs and aspirations of common people. “With the strenuous efforts and hard work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the BJP has emerged as the largest political party of the world,” he said.
Earlier on Saturday morning,CM Yogi Adityanath his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya and severalministers received Amit Shah at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International airport. Shah was accompanied by BJP national vice-president and in-charge of the state, Om Prakash Mathur, and national General Secretary Arun Singh.
On his exit from the terminal building, Shah was mobbed by party workers, garlanded and showered with rose petals.
During the three-day stay in lucknow, Shah will meet office- bearers of various frontal outfits, ministers and other leaders and is scheduled to preside over 18 meetings.
BJP sources said that there disenchantment has been growing among party workers about the state government. Accusations of bureaucrats riding roughshod over party workers was also worrying the Central leadership.
Sources said that the growing tension between Deputy CM and state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also likely to come up for disussion. Shah is likely to counsel them on the issue that threatens to wreck the huge mandate that the BJP got in 2017 Assembly poll.
“For the BJP brass, UP is very crucial for the 2019 lok Sabha poll and Shah faces a tough task of restoring balance of power between the organisation and the government,” said a BJP leader.
Amit Shah is also likely to deliberate on the likely vacancies that would arise after resignation of two MPs - Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. Shah is also scheduled to speak to party miknisters, MlAs and MlCs at a dinner meeting hosted at the state BJP headquarters on Saturday evening.