Asserting that there will be no appeasement of anyone, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday promised development for all without any discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or gender.
Mr. Adityanath also told BJP cadres and supporters not to be “overzealous” in celebrating the party’s historic poll victory and not to take the law into their hands as it could provide “anarchist” forces a chance to disturb law and order.
He stated that the police had been instructed not to harass innocent couples, a direction that comes amid complaints that the “anti-romeo” squads, meant to target eve-teasers, were troubling even the boys seen with their female friends.
Bhavan for yatris
The Chief Minister announced that those undertaking the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will be given ₹1 lakh each by the State government and a Kailash Bhavan will be constructed for them in Noida or Ghaziabad.
On his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Gorakhpur after becoming the Chief Minister, Mr. Adityanath said he intended to usher in development and progress of all sections of the State as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
“There would be no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or gender. There will be development of all. But there will not be any appeasement of any section,” he said.
Mr. Adityanath, who took over as the Chief Minister last Sunday, talked about his priorities including the safety of women, opportunities for youth and support for farmers and labour.
He said that there would be no place for ‘goonda raj’ and corruption under his rule.
This comes against the backdrop of complaints that these squads were targeting even the innocent boys.
Referring to the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, Mr. Adityanath said his government would fulfill the promises made in the BJP’s manifesto before the elections.
With regard to the welfare of the farming community, he said a team of two ministers and some officials has gone to Chattisgarh to study their system which is “very efficient“.
Pothole deadline
The Chief Minister directed officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to make all State roads pothole free by June 15. He also asked the officials to complete all works and projects within the prescribed time frame on a priority basis.
The Chief Minister asked for adoption of e-tendering to make the system more transparent and corruption free.
