Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure that bulldozers are not used to demolish shops and huts of the poor.
Reiterating his government's resolve of zero tolerance toward crime and criminals, the chief minister underlined the need for being sensitive to the poor, marginalised and downtrodden.
Yogi said, "In the last five years, this has been the basic mantra of my government and the same shall be followed in the second regime too. While on one hand welfare schemes for the poor are being implemented, the state government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the criminals are reined in."
The impact of the government is understandable from the fact that in the last fortnight, around 80 criminals surrendered before the cops after the police threatened to bulldoze their houses.
In this context, the chief minister instructed officials that illegal properties should be demolished by bulldozers only in case of professional criminals and mafia and bulldozers should not be directed at any poor person's hut or shop.
The demolition of illegally constructed buildings by mafia and criminals in the state is going on continuously. Yogi said that prompt action should be taken against those who encroach on the property of the poor.