Probe alleged celebration, putting up of Pak flags: CM
Taking a strong view of the incident in Kheri, Yogi said no compromise would be made on issues related to national security, sovereignty
LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed the Kheri police to investigate the alleged celebrations and putting up of Pakistan flags in Begumbagh area of the city on Friday. According to reports, the police went into a tizzy when they got the information that Pakistan flags had been hoisted atop some houses in Begumbagh locality on Garhi Road purportedly to celebrate the release of terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan.
LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed the Kheri police to investigate the alleged celebrations and putting up of Pakistan flags in Begumbagh area of the city on Friday.
“No compromise will be made on issues related to national security, sovereignty and safety of the people. Those who hoisted Pakistan’s flag should be dealt with sternly,” Yogi said during an election rally here.
According to reports, the police went into a tizzy when they got the information that Pakistan flags had been hoisted atop some houses in Begumbagh locality on Garhi Road purportedly to celebrate the release of terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan.
Additional police superintendent (ASP) Ghanshyam Chaurasiya told the HT it was found during investigation that green flags had been put up on electric poles and some other houses by the members of the minority community in view of an upcoming festival.
“People voluntarily took off the flags in view of the objections,” he said. No complaint or FIR was lodged in this connection.
Addressing the rally, the CM lambasted the SP and the BSP for “misrule” and appealed to the people to vote for the BJP in civic bodies’ election to ensure development.
He said the previous governments ignored basic amenities and corruption was rampant in local bodies.
“BJP has a roadmap for UP’s development. BJP’s representatives in urban bodies will be accountable and responsible so that the people do not have to bother about roads, water and power,” he said.
Referring to Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya, Yogi assured the people that his government intended to illuminate all urban bodies with Ayodhya lights.
“Our government ensured law and order and uprooted casteism and gundaraj. Within 24 hours of assuming power in UP, all illegal slaughterhouses were closed down. No riot has taken place in the eight months of BJP rule,” he said.
Speaking on the issue of unemployment, Yogi said 50,000 posts in police department would be filled and added that UP had four lakh vacancies on which recruitments would be made soon.
“We plan to rehabilitate roadside vendors without affecting their livelihood. We will also provide encroachment-free roads to the people,” he said.