Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday targeted the Congress for neglecting the Bundelkhand region and said instead of working for welfare of the poor, the party caused hindrance in the construction of Ram temple.
“The Congress ruled the state for nearly 55 years. It did not work for development of villages and the poor. It also did not take ahead the development projects and instead caused hindrances in the way of construction of Ram temple,” said Yogi while addressing a public meeting at Lalitpur.
At Jhansi too, the chief minister referred to the Congress without naming the party, saying when his government was fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, he was being given fake numbers of buses. The Congress party had offered 1000 buses to the state government to carry the migrant labourers to their native places.
Yogi, who earlier reviewed progress of Bundelkhand Expressway at Jalaun and later addressed two public meetings at Lalitpur and Jhansi, said there was no substitute for development. He said his government had given in principle approval for an airport at Lalitpur that would enable the people to fly to New Delhi in an hour and Mumbai or Bangkok in two hours.
“Besides laying a network of roads, we are also giving an airport to Lalitpur. We have given in principle approval to the project. Now, you will be able to travel to New Delhi in an hour and to Mumbai or Bangkok in two hours. A medical college is also coming up here. I can see the enthusiasm you have. We will make Bundelkhand a heaven,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}“Besides laying a network of roads, we are also giving an airport to Lalitpur. We have given in principle approval to the project. Now, you will be able to travel to New Delhi in an hour and to Mumbai or Bangkok in two hours. A medical college is also coming up here. I can see the enthusiasm you have. We will make Bundelkhand a heaven,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}Once the Bundelkhand expressway is constructed, it would go a long way in ensuring socio-economic development of the area that had been neglected for decades, he claimed.
At Jhansi, Yogi said he had laid foundation stones of projects worth ₹500 crore and launched projects of ₹1100 crore. If projects involving such a large amount had been brought to the Bundelkhand, the region would have been a heaven by now, he said.
He also referred to the valour of Jhansi Ki Rani and said the people were not able to visit the region due to poor connectivity. He said the state government was working to provide better road and air connectivity and the upcoming defence corridor project would bring the region into focus. “The fighter planes to be manufactured at the defence corridor would demolish the enemy,” he said.
Listing projects launched by his government for development of the region, he said the poor could not get their basic facilities that were like a dream for the poor. He said the state and central government were now providing these facilities.
He said the government proposed to provide insurance of ₹2 lakh and health cover of ₹5 lakh to the poor. He said this would ensure that those who move out for work in India and abroad would get the insurance cover there too.
Earlier, the chief minister reviewed the progress of Bundelkhand Expressway and enquired about the pace of implementation and steps taken to ensure quality.
Additional chief secretary (Home) and CEO UPEIDA Avnish Kumar Awasthi informed the chief minister that the Covid-19 pandemic did not have any impact on the project that was being implemented ahead of the schedule.