Attacking the Samajwadi Party, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the masses need to stay alert from people with a ‘criminal mindset’ as they were least concerned about the problem faced by the public and they had failed people when an opportunity was given to them in the past.
“The leader of the opposition compared Jinnah with national hero Sardar Patel. Such shameful statements and such people should be rejected. You must understand their dirty mindset and stay alert from them,” the chief minister said during his Auraiya and Etawah tour on Saturday.
In Auraiya, Yogi laid the foundation stone of the government medical college to be constructed at a cost of Rs 280 crore. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 12 development projects worth Rs 109 crore.
In Etawah, the chief minister inaugurated the central prison equipped with modern facilities built at a cost of Rs 272 crore and launched various development projects worth Rs 575 crore.
The chief minister said that till 2017 there were only 12 medical colleges in the state and now there were 58 medical colleges. He said the dream of having a medical college in Auraiya was being realised and with this medical college, the medical education would also progress.
Asserting that the government understood the pain of the farmers, the chief minister said he had visited Auraiya a few days ago when the district was experiencing floods and the crops of the farmers were damaged. He said the government had given compensation to everyone who suffered due to floods.
Hitting out at the opposition, the chief minister said that during the Samajwadi Party government, development was limited to Etawah only. He said people should question why there was no development in Auraiya.
“During the previous government, there used to be frequent riots during the festivals, curfew used to be imposed and people could not celebrate festivals. No riots took place in UP in the last four and a half years because the rioters were aware of the dire consequences,” he said and added: “If anybody indulges in such designs, his seven generations will have to pay for that act.”
Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said: “On the occasion of Diwali, PM Modi has cut the prices of petrol and diesel. For the first time, there has been a reduction of Rs 12 in the prices.”
The chief minister said that till November, every person got free food grains for eight months from April to November under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. “Now our government has decided that in December, January, February and March, our government will give 35 kg of wheat and rice to the eligible households of the state, along with 1 kg of pulses, one kg oil, one kg sugar and 1 kg of salt.
He appealed to people of Auraiya, saying that last time they gave three MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party and now again they should make BJP win with a huge majority.
Addressing a public gathering in Etawah, the chief minister said bullets were fired on the devotees of Lord Ram but today all the festivals were being celebrated in a grand manner in Ayodhya along with the majestic Deepotsav programme.
“During coronavirus pandemic, we were helping people but leaders of other parties were sitting in their homes during the time of crisis,” he said.
“The restoration work of 700 temples has been started. Previously, this money was used in building the boundaries of graveyards. Now this money is being used for development work,” he added.