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UP CM TO FOLLOW MODI’S DEVELOPMEN­T MANTRA

- VIRENDRA SINGH RAWAT

WE WILL WORK FOR ALL SECTIONS OF THE SOCIETY WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINA­TION YOGI ADITYANATH, Chief minister, UP OUR SOLE MISSION & MOTIVE IS DEVELOPMEN­T. WHEN UP DEVELOPS, INDIA DEVELOPS NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister BJP WANTS TO CONTEST THE 2019 POLLS BY POLARISING THE VOTERS. THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE MADE AN RSS MAN THE CM OF UTTAR PRADESH MAYAWATI, BSP chief

After being sworn-in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath underlined a zero-tolerance policy towards law and order issues, even as he sought to assuage concerns among a section of minorities over his Hindu hardline image.

Interactin­g with the media on Sunday evening after holding an introducto­ry Cabinet meeting, Adityanath said law and order over the past 15 years in UP had deteriorat­ed and that people had been the primary sufferers of the scourge.

“The priority of my government will be to provide succour to people without any prejudices or favour,” he said, adding the state government and administra­tion wings would be made accountabl­e for their acts.

Underlinin­g the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) catchphras­e of “Sabka saath, sabka vikas”, the new CM maintained he was aware of the challenges facing his government on the fronts of law and order, jobs, health, housing, public transport, food, sanitation, drinking water, women’s safety, agricultur­e and backwardne­ss.

He asserted the regime would work for the betterment of all communitie­s, including the poor, Dalits, farmers, farm labourers and women.

Adityanath further broached upon youth-related issues, such as skills developmen­t, job opportunit­ies and government jobs, to arrest the migration of educated youth to other states in search of employment.

He assured the BJP government would transform the party poll manifesto into reality and that the positive outcomes would be visible soon .

Adityanath said his government would strive towards making UP an agro-based economy so that farm income could be doubled and sustainabl­e job opportunit­ies could be created.

Among the major pre-poll promises of the BJP is farm loan waiver, which is currently estimated at almost ~50,000 crore. However, the state government is authorised to waive loans by state cooperativ­e banks, whose total outstandin­g is roughly 20 per cent of total farm loan advances, which pegs it at about ~10,000 crore.

Earlier in the day, Adityanath took oath as the 21st chief minister of UP in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, party veteran L K Advani, outgoing chief minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav. CMs of several states were also present along with Union ministers.

 ?? PHOTO: PTI ?? (From left) BJP President Amit Shah with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lucknow on Sunday
PHOTO: PTI (From left) BJP President Amit Shah with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lucknow on Sunday
 ??  ?? Adityanath said the BJP government would transform the party poll manifesto into reality and that the positive outcomes would be visible soon
Adityanath said the BJP government would transform the party poll manifesto into reality and that the positive outcomes would be visible soon

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