Reiterating that governance without discrimination was the hallmark of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Narendra Modi government displayed empathy towards the harassed people during the coronavirus times, setting an example of how governments should work in times of crisis.
“Besides augmentation of health services, financial support to the people through a string of welfare schemes has been an administrative marvel,’’ Yogi said while addressing public meetings in Valmikinagar, Raxaul and Sitamarhi during the last phase of campaign for the Bihar Assembly polls.
The UP chief minister said that the prime minister’s Rs 1.76 lakh crore relief package for the people that included provisions of ration and pension came when it was needed the most. “The government was also prompt in announcing Atmanirbhar package when migration started taking place,” he added.
“Houses provided to about three crore persons under PM Awas Yojana, eight crore free gas connections, toilets to 10 crore villagers, Startup and PM Mudra Yojana to make lakhs of youths self-reliant, Jan Dhan accounts of 35 crore of the population and food grain distribution to 80 crore population during trying times of COVID-19, transfer of Rs 2,000 in the accounts of farmers, Rs 500 in Jan Dhan accounts, Rs 1,000 pension to divyang, old age persons and widow pension are some of the endeavours that the government made during the crisis,” he said.
Yogi also said that all relief, financial support and economic help was extended to all the needy, irrespective of their caste, creed, language, religion and region.
Speaking about pro-people steps taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in UP, Yogi said that his government was the first to arrange trains and buses for migrants to bring them home.
“People of Bihar must have experienced that they were given the best possible treatment when they passed through UP,’’ he said.
Giving a clarion call to defeat Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal, the chief minister said that it was what these parties deserved for what they did before Nitish Kumar’s rule.
‘’The way Congress and RJD looted Bihar at the cost of the people’s resources is absolutely unpardonable and should be condemned in all possible manners,” he said.
Urging people to guard against any carelessness with regards to the novel coronavirus, Yogi said that the threat was not yet over.
“Beemari se, aag se aur nadi se bachav hi sabse uttam upay hai (Protection from diseases, fire and river during floods is always advisable),” he said while seeking to bring home the point of precautions from coronavirus till it was over.
Yogi claimed that the BJP fulfilled all promises it made before the elections.
“The pro-active action after Pulwama attack, construction of grand Ram temple at Ayodhya and the return of Wing Commander Abhinandan are some of the tasks which showed the might of India as a country under Narendra Modi,’’ he said.