Calling Samajwadis as `dreamers’ Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that youth should dream big and strive hard to achieve that. This government had a dream to take UP to new heights and we worked hard to manifest it into reality. “People are calling me ‘Dreamer’. I suggest that youth should dream big and also work hard to achieve his dream,” he said while laying the foundation stone of Film, television and liberal Arts Institute here on Tuesday.
Yadav said with development works done in UP during his tenure SP will again form the government. “The film institute will come up during SP’s next term. I am confident of Samajwadi Party again forming government,” he said. Chief Minister said that SP government has done work for every section of the society. State is marching forward on path of development. “I have my report card ready. I will go to the people with that card. I will ask them to compare my work with the work done by previous governments. I am sure I will come winners yet again,” he said.
Highlighting achievements of his government Yadav said that many projects were initiated to provide jobs to youth of the state. He said that more that 55 lakh families are getting benefits of the SP government’s Samajwadi pension Yojana. “If we have extended social umbrealla to poor we are also building infrastructure. The government has made longest lucknow-Agra expressway in record 23 months while preparations for Purvanchal expressway are underway. These expressways will prove a gateway for farmers to sell their agricultural products,” he said.
About electric supply in state Yadav said urban areas are getting 24 hours electric supply while rural areas are getting 18hours a day. “we have streamlined the system in such a way that now police reaches crime spot within 15 minutesthrough Dial 100 service,” he said. Appreciating the establishment of film industry here in UP Yadav said it will provide jobs opportunities to youth as well as they can show their talents and creativity in films here in their state only. Announcing that this was the last programme at the newly constructed lok Bhawan before the assembly elections Yadav admitted that BJP government at Centre was sending maximum new currency in UP just to pacify the angry people who are facing brunt because of demonetisation.
Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision Yadav said that public is wasting hours by standing in lined in front of banks and ATMs to get their own money.
He also said that this was SP government’s last function at lok Bhawan as government is anticipating that Election Commission will announce the dates of assembly elections in a day or two.
At this occasion Yadav also provided subsidy to 21 filmmakers. Many Bollywood personalities like Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachhan, film producer director Anurag Kashyap and Kunal Kapoor were present in ceremony.