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Uttar Pradesh govent is set to use the Indeence Day celebrations ss the state on August 15 to ight its achievements ahead 22 assembly elections in the .
31-point circular highlightthe state government’s evements has been worked and sent to all the district istrates by chief secretary iwari, asking them to hold rammes on August 15 to ey to people its priorities to g about development and it was working to make UP rvottam Pradesh”. It also that people should be ired to follow ideals of th nirpekshata” (secular. Besides giving broad outon flag hoisting in the fore, the chief secretary in his r dated August 6 said, “If ble freedom fighters should vited to these programmes respect.” arge participation of people ld be ensured on this occato inspire and educate peond create an atmosphere of e and amity in the state,” chief secretary while asking the district officials to hold these programmes at block, tehsil and district levels.
“Whichever party is in power will always like to use any such opportunity to take its achievements to the people. It is all being done keeping in mind 2022 assembly elections in the state and there is nothing wrong with the move,” said SK Dwivedi, former head of department, political science, Lucknow University. Giving details about preparations being made for possible third wave of Covid-19 and how the state government has been able to contain the pandemic, the chief secretary said, “State government was following the idea of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas evam sabka vishwas’ to make ‘aatma nirbhar bharat’ and remains committed to realise the resolve of ‘Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas’ (honest intent and right kind of development) to bring prosperity in lives of the people of all sections of the society.”
Asking district officials to use the occasion to inspire the people about idea of secularism, the chief secretary further said, “Throwing light on the original idea of ‘panth nirpekshta’ (secularism), people should be inspired about how nation and society can be built by having love for each other and not by hatred and enmity but by respecting each other’s religion, caste, ideas and great personalities.”