U.P. Minister sweeps office

Action comes a day after CM Adityanath emphasised on cleanliness

March 24, 2017 12:35 am | Updated 12:35 am IST - Lucknow

Leading the way:  Upendra Tiwari sweeping the floor of his office at the State secretariat in Lucknow on Thursday.

Leading the way: Upendra Tiwari sweeping the floor of his office at the State secretariat in Lucknow on Thursday.

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised on cleanliness, his Cabinet colleague Upendra Tiwari on Thursday picked up a broom to clean his office in the Legislature here, pictures of which went viral on the social media.

Armed with a broom and a mop, the Minister swept the floor of his office and the corridor leading to it in the Vidhan Bhawan here, which houses the Legislature.

Pictures and video of Mr. Tiwari, who is the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment, Water Supply, Land Development and Water Resources and Forest, sweeping the office, cleaning the corridor went viral on the social media with the staff and officials there looking on. A stickler for cleanliness, Mr. Adityanath had administered a sanitation pledge to officials a day after he took over as Chief Minister and asked them to ensure that the pledge is effectively implemented on the lines of Swachh Bharat Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The CM on Wednesday banned the use of pan and tobacco products in schools, colleges, hospitals and other government buildings.

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