Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that the construction of Jewar International Airport near Hapur would improve connectivity and benefit the region economically.
Addressing a public meeting in Hapur, the chief minister said, “Hapur has its own identity and unique products, such as the Hapur papad. The current government has taken steps to recognise and promote Hapur’s identity at the global level, whereas the previous governments neglected it. Also, work is being done in Babugarh to develop Garhmukteshwar as a holy place.”
The chief minister also mentioned that the country’s first rapid train would connect Delhi to Ghaziabad via Hapur and Meerut. On the other hand, the Ganga Expressway linking Meerut to Prayagraj via Hapur was a significant development for the region, he added. The chief minister said these projects would improve connectivity, reduce travel time, and potentially boost economic growth and development in the area.
“This is the identity of the new Uttar Pradesh,” he added.
Furthermore, the chief minister said, “In the last nine years, along with significant infrastructure development projects in the state, housing, toilets, Ayushman Bharat cards, and Jan Dhan accounts were opened for crores of poor. India is the only country in the world that has provided free rations to its citizens since the COVID-19 period and continues to do so today.”
Asserting that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, infrastructure development and welfare schemes for the poor were moving forward at a rapid pace, the chief minister said that along with that, the respect for heritage and culture had also increased, which was an essential aspect of preserving the identity of a region.
Pointing out the condition of the state during the tenure of the previous government, the chief minister said, “Before 2017, UP was referred to as a state of riots. Today, Uttar Pradesh has its own identity on a global scale. Earlier, curfew used to be imposed before festivals, whereas there is no curfew today and Kanwar yatras take place in every area of the state. There have been no riots in the state in the last six years, which is a sign of the government’s commitment to maintaining law and order and ensuring the safety of its citizens.”
Yogi Adityanath said that the state had made significant progress in development with many micro, small and medium enterprises in the state.
In an attack on the opposition parties, the chief minister said that the ‘parivarvadi’ and ‘tamanchavadi’ elements were not amused by the development of the state. “The youth used to hide his identity six years ago, but today he proudly states that he is a citizen of Uttar Pradesh. Today our Uttar Pradesh can feed the whole country,” he said.