Fatwa politics replaced by Vikas in UP: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state had moved away from the politics of "appeasement" and "fatwas" to a model focused on public welfare, while attacking previous governments for allegedly encouraging communal and caste-based politics.

Addressing a programme in Saharanpur after laying the foundation stones of 325 development projects worth Rs 2,131 crore, Adityanath said western UP had undergone a major transformation. "Earlier, government funds were spent on cemetery boundary walls, illegal encroachments and caste-communal appeasement. Today, the same money is being used for roads, universities, sports colleges, RCC drains, expressways and the development of religious and tourism sites," the CM said.