A high-level delegation of US embassy met senior leaders of the state BJP unit and inquired about the party’s future plan besides having in-depth discussion about the performance of the Yogi Adityanath government.
The 45-minute meeting at the state BJP headquarters in lucknow covered almost all issues as the US officials showed keen interest on how the BJP government would tackle tricky issues like law and order and corruption. They were also keen to know the mechanism of waiving off farm loans.
The US delegation was led by North India office Director Jonathan Kessler along with Political Officer Jake Miner and Cultural Affairs specialist Robin Bansal.
State BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak detailed the achievements of Yogi Adityanath government. “In this short period, government work has started showing results. The system has been put back on rails,” he said.
When the US delegation asked about the lack of experience of Yogi in governance, Pathak said, “ Narendra Modi was also elected first time as MP but as a PM his capability was also admired by the US and other countries. Similarly, Yogiji along with his two deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma are first timers in the government, but they too have created history.”
To a query on how the UP government will manage funds to waive off farm loans, the BJP leader said,” We have already discussed the issue and have planned accordingly. We have arranged funds and after the Budget session, the farmers would start getting the benefits.”
In reply to the US delegation’s question on dipping law and order, Pathak said,” It has been just three months, let the government complete a year, then you will see major changes. law and order is related to corruption and in both fronts, the Yogi government has started working and we expect to get results soon.”
later, the BJP leader also honored the US delegation by offering them saffron scarfs.