There will no discrimination, promises UP chief minister

GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on Saturday said his BJP government will implement Prime Minister Narendra Modis development agenda in the state and there would be no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion and gender.

“It is not just a position for me, it is a very big responsibility. I will implement the prime minister’s development agenda in the state,” Yogi said, addressing his first rally here, nearly a week after he was sworn in.

He also said the government’s priority will be safety of women, employment generation, end of ‘goonda raj’, corruption, lawlessness and anarchy in the state.

He credited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for the party’s landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh.

“Nobody believed that BJP would come to power in UP. But, Amit Shah was always confident of winning more than 300 seats in the state. We finally won 325 seats in UP,” said Aditya Nath.

The BJP leader, who was earlier called Yogi Adityanath, is now officially called Aditya Nath Yogi, as per the state government website.

“Uttar Pradesh government will walk the path of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. There won’t be any discrimination based on caste, religion, and gender,” he added.

Aditya Nath also said: “Uttar Pradesh has been deprived until now, but it won’t be neglected any more. “We have to fulfil those dreams of which UP is deprived of. It was deprived of development, women were not safe, there was no employment for youth. There was no business left for the traders,” he added.