4.5 years of BJP government in UP ‘landmark of good governance’, says CM Yogi
Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh remained free of communal violence and mafia activities were brought under control during the past four-and-a-half years of BJP rule.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Uttar Pradesh has achieved a ‘landmark’ in good governance.
Adityanath was speaking on the occasion of the completion of four-and-a-half years of the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.
He said that the state machinery as well as the organisation (BJP) is making a coordinated effort under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make achievements in all spheres during these years.
The chief minister also said the state has also made it to the second position on national ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking during the period.
“Uttar Pradesh is attracting investment at a steady pace today. Earlier the state was on 14th position in the national ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking, but now we have made it to the second position,” Adityanath said, adding, “The state has attracted investment worth ₹3 lakh crore in the past 54 months and has emerged as hub of export.”
“Our government has created an environment of security for women, businessmen and the common people,” the chief minister said.
Adityanath said the state administration attached properties of criminals worth over ₹1,800 crore demolished illegal encroachments. “We've dealt with criminals and mafias with strictness and under the framework of law, irrespective of their caste and religion,” Adityanath claimed.
Adityanath further claimed that Uttar Pradesh remained free of riots and communal violence during his tenure.
“The perception of Uttar Pradesh has changed in the country. This is the same state where riots had become a trend earlier, but in the past 4.5 years the state remained free of communal violence,” the chief minister stressed.
The BJP leader said that as many as 42 lakh people from economically-weaker section of the society were given houses since his government came to power in the state in 2017.
“We have provided more than ₹5 lakh crore to people under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme while around 4.5 lakh youth of the state got employment in the past 56 months. There is transparency in the recruitment adn welfare schemes of the state,” Adityanath said, adding that the victims of natural calamities have received compensation within 24 hours.
Training his guns at the opposition parties, ahead of the assembly elections early next year, Adityanath said under the rule of the previous governments Uttar Pardesh was see as a state blocking the development of the country.
“Today Uttar Pradesh is far ahead of other states in implementing 42 Central government-run schemes and contributing towards the development of the country,” Adityanath said.
The chief minister alleged that the previous governments were embroiled in scams while claiming that the BJP is working with honesty.
“During earlier governments there was food scam, and because of that the people died of hunger. But after forming the government, we gave ration cards to the poor people checked fake ration cards,” he said.