Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that by focusing on development rather than appeasement, the Bharatiya Janata Party government had raised the standard of living of the people.
Addressing a public gathering in Moradabad while campaigning for the urban local body elections, the chief minister said, “The BJP government is moving forward with the basic mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.”
Citing the example of Padma Shri Dilshad Hussain, an artisan from Moradabad, Yogi said that both the president and the prime minister of India recognised his accomplishments. Prime Minister Modi also presented handmade artwork of Hussain to the Chancellor of Germany, he added.
“The brass industry of Moradabad was experiencing a downturn. The artisans were migrating. But today, Moradabad’s brass business is achieving its glory under the BJP government. Exports have increased, and it is now more well-known internationally,” Yogi remarked.
The chief minister asserted that what the BJP government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre had achieved in the last nine years, the opposition governments could not achieve in 60 years. “The scheme for providing free ration to 80 crore people continues. Free treatment is offered under the Ayushman Yojana. Houses are being given to the destitute, poor and helpless under the PM Awas Yojana. Toilets are being built. LPG cylinders have been delivered to all the houses under the Ujjwala scheme. Electricity and clean water are being provided to everyone from village to village,” he pointed out.
He added that the government had fulfilled its promise of providing 24-hour electricity and had removed darkness from villages, streets and houses.
Stating that UP was no longer anyone’s legacy, the chief minister said, “Now there is no mafia raj in UP. No extortions, or kidnappings for ransom take place. The common man is safe in the state, and mafia-goons who used to proudly wander the streets are now begging for mercy with placards around their necks.”
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the affection of the people of Moradabad had brought him there despite the bad and unfavourable weather.
