Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav held an impromptu Janata Darshan at his 5, Kalidas Marg residence on Monday and met over 300 people assuring them to redress their grievances at the earliest.
On Monday around 11 am, as the CM returned to his official residence from som eplace, he noticed hundreds of men, women and children standing at the gate.
"The Chief Minister stopped the car and enquired about the crowd. When told by his security that they wanted to meet him, the CM instructed that these people be shepherded into a meeting hall," a security official told 'The Pioneer'.
As the word spread that the CM was meeting people, more people swarmed his residence with letters and applications. Initially scheduled for an hour, the one on one meeting continued for three hours and a half in which Yadav met over 350 people.
Senior minister Rajendra Chaudhary, who was also present at the Janata Darshan, said that the CM assured all help to the people and officials were instructed to redress their rievances at the earliest.
"As majority of these people were from outside lucknow, the CM told the DMs of respective districts to listen to public rievances and redress them then and there," Chaudhary said.
Earlier, the CM used to hold Janata Darshan on Tuesdays or Wednesdays on a regular basis however the practice was abandoned. Despite that, people used to come with their applications to the CM’s residence.
Nasir Ahmad Siddiqui of Khadra, had a chance meeting with the CM on Monday. His 12- year old daughter needs valve replacement in heart and the PGI has suggested a surgery which will cost over Rs 2 lakh.
"I had met minister Abhishek Mishra but nothing tangible came up. I used to come regularly to meet the CM. Taking pity on me, a cop took my number and promised to inform me whenever the CM met the public. Today around 130 pm, I got his call and rushed here. CM sahib has told an officer to give the money and the latter said that the DM, lucknow will
contact me soon. I will eagerly wait fo rthe call," he said.
A delegation of Basic Shiksha Teachers Association also met the CM and demanded jobs for family members on ompassionate ground. The delegation was also assured help.