In an apparent dig at Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in his home turf, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Monday, said that the government had worked to eliminate land mafia and the administration had freed the land belonging to the poor and traders in the state.
“Those who used to spread fear among people are now visiting police stations and are begging for mercy while bulldozers are razing down the properties of mafiosos and their henchmen,” the chief minister said while launching a slew of development projects worth Rs 64 crore in Rampur district on Monday.
He said when bulldozers ran over the chests of these land mafiosos, the criminals ran away but their leaders felt troubled. “They did not feel troubled when the land of the poor, of traders or of a common person was taken by the land mafia and criminals. Action has been taken against over 147 such land mafias who conspired to end the legacy of Rampur,” he said.
Yogi Adityanath further said, “We consider 24 crore people of the state as our family. Our government does not discriminate between anyone or works to please any specific community for increasing our vote bank. As a result, every district has moved towards development.”
“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we have worked to realise the vision of ‘Ek Bharat, Shresht Bharat’,” he added.
Furthermore, the chief minister took a dig at the opposition and said while Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were serving the people alongside healthcare workers during the peak of COVID-19 second wave, leaders of other parties were in “home isolation”.
Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stones of several development projects in Rampur, the chief minister said these leaders who were in home isolation should continue to stay at home during the upcoming UP assembly elections.
"At the same time when our prime minister was reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the states and I was visiting districts, our MP and MLAs were serving the people along with health workers, district administration and corona warriors during that period. But opposition leaders were inside their homes,” he said.
He added, "Those who cannot stand with you during the time of crisis, those who cannot share your pain, should be answered in the same way during the time of elections.”
The chief minister went on to say that in the span of the last four and a half years, development schemes worth Rs 3,000 crore were devoted to the Rampur district itself.
During his visit to Rampur on Monday, the chief minister also gave the benefits of various welfare schemes like Kanya Sumangala Yojana, Mukhyamantri Bal Sewa Yojana to the eligible people.
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering Service Brajesh Pathak, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Baldev Singh Aulakh, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh were among others present on the occasion.