Issuing a subtle warning to the Opposition parties for trying to stoke communal passions, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party would effectively counter the move and, if necessary, take tough decisions. "The Samajwadi Party has emerged as a harbinger of
populist schemes and welfare measures for the uplift of the people and the state and governments of other states are trying to act in a similar manner," he said. Yadav said it had been proved beyond doubt that the Samajwadi Party was the only party which fulfilled all the promises it made to the people. Yadav was addressing a massive gathering at the Harmohan Singh Paramedical Science and Nursing Institute at Meharban Singh-ka-Purwa here on Friday while dedicating several welfare schemes to the people.
He said the Samajwadi Party was committed to the welfare of farmers, workers and youth and had made irrigation facilities free for the farmers of the state. He said all the commitments made by the Samajwadi Party had been fulfilled and the remaining schemes were being delivered. Yadav said the Samajwadi Party was committed to the welfare of the state by ensuring all-round progress, especially improving educational standards in Uttar Pradesh and helping the poor children in the field of education.Releasing a film on the life of Harmohan Singh Yadav, the Chief Minister said power was the basic need for economic development and the Samajwadi Party would ensure proper and adequate power supply.
He said special allocation of funds had been made to ensure proper management of medicines in government hospitals along with provision of free ambulance service. Addressing the gathering, PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav paid homage to Harmohan Singh. Cabinet Minister Shiv Kumar Beria also addressed the gathering. Others present on the occasion included Munindra Shukla, Satish Nigam, Balwant Singh and Vijay Bahadur Singh.The prominent development works dedicated to the people on the occasion were multi-level parking at Canal Road, EWS houses Phase 3, 4 of Shatabdi Nagar Yojana, two and three BHK multi-storied houses, renovation of KEM Hall at Phoolbagh and all other schemes being carried out by the Public Works Department. He also laid the foundation stone of the development works relating to widening of road from Vijay Nagar to Zarib Chowki and lucknow-Jhansi highway.
The Chief Minister later distributed laptops to girls.Akhilesh Yadav also inaugurated the newly set up hi-tech police control room equipped with GPS system and CCTV cameras in the Police lines here on Friday. At a function organised at Parade ground, the Chief Minister flagged off the latest cars, motorcycles and bicycles to be used for patrolling. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that in a bid to effectively control crime and maintain law and order, the decision to set up hi-tech control rooms was taken in the Cabinet meeting. Kanpur's police control room is the first of its kind in the state.
He said with the help of the hi-tech control room, police would be able to reach the spot of incidents within a few minutes and redress the grievances of victims. "The hi-tech gadgets will also assist in working out crime incidents soon and help in effectively controlling the rising crime graph and in maintaining law and order in the state," he added. PWD and Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav said people with progressive mindset were in favour of harmony and amity. He said with increase in population, crime also increased. "The cooperation of peace committee members and special police officers will be a great help to the police in controlling crime," he said.
The Chief Minister later visited the Green Park Stadium and inspected the preparation being made there. Talking to mediapersons, he said the transparent implementation of policies and welfare schemes was the priority of the state Government. He said the Government was making efforts to host cricket match at the Green Park Stadium and for development of other sports. "The state Government will extend all possible help for the development of the stadium as per the requirements of various games. Efforts are on to bring all round development of the state, including the industrial sector," he said.