Speaking tough against the vested interests who are compromising unity, security and the integrity of the country by using innocent farmers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that such elements would be dealt with a heavy hand.
Addressing a rally at the Agriculture University in Meerut on Sunday, the chief minister said that those behind this conspiracy did not want to see the farmers prosper.
“It is for everyone to see that some elements are advocating an anti-India voice in the name of the farmers’ movement,” he said and called upon the farmers to stand with the integrity of the country because solution of a problem lay in dialogue and not in struggle.
Yogi Adityanath was all praise for the diligence of the farmers, especially those from western Uttar Pradesh, saying the land of Meerut belongs to the revolutionaries and has contributed a lot to the country since Independence.
“We are committed to the development of this region. We have already initiated the process for building a Rs 32,000-crore rapid rail project from Delhi to Meerut and have sent a proposal for another rapid rail project from Meerut to Muzaffarnagar,” he said, adding that the government was working on a proposal to construct Kanwad road till Haridwar to reduce the distance to the Uttarakhand town.
The chief minister said that the UP government had made payments to the tune of more than Rs 1.12 lakh crore to cane farmers during the last three years besides expanding the Ramal Sugar Mill and giving licence to 300 khandsari units in the state.
He pledged to clear all cane dues.
“Sugarcane will also be used to produce ethanol and for this, ethanol plants will be set up,” he said.
Hitting out at Congress for its stand on the farmers’ issue, the chief minister said the grand old party could not comprehend that the vexed problems of Ayodhya and Kashmir could be solved.
“Instead of being thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his pro-farmers policies, they are instigating the farmers unnecessarily,” he said.
Yogi Adityanath said the three farm laws were aimed at doubling the income of farmers, giving them freedom to sell their produce anywhere they want and keeping intact their ownership of land and crop.
“In fact, the opposition, which is being funded by foreign agencies, is conspiring against the farmers and adding fire to the fuel to serve their ulterior motives,” he said.
The chief minister spelled out the priority of his government for the safety and security of women and girls and said crime against them would not be tolerated.
He said that “Behan, betiyon ki suraksha mein sendh lagane waalon ka hoga Ramnam satya, suraksha mein sendh lagane waalon ka hoga Ramnam satya” (Those who breach the security of the country, women and girls will not survive).
On this occasion, the chief minister laid the foundation stones of 88 projects worth Rs 325 crore in Meerut. He lauded the achievements of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Agriculture University and said it was realising the dream of Sardar Patel in a true sense.
He also inaugurated an agriculture exhibition and hi-tech central library.