CM Yogi begins campaign for 2nd phase of municipal elections from Sant Kabir Nagar

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that Maghar, which had virtually become a hell was a in the medieval period, has turned into a heaven in the double engine government.

Starting his campaign for the second phase of the civic body elections in the state of Uttar Pradesh from Sant Kabir Nagar, the Chief Minister stated, “Death in Maghar used to mean direct hell during those days, but saint Kabir changed that notion. The double engine government has set up Saint Kabir Academy to promote research on his values and ideals, including social equality and harmony.”

Six years back, animals used to die after swallowing the water of Aami river, today it is clean, pure, and uninterrupted, stated CM Yogi.

He added: “We did not discriminate among people when it came to development. We did not look at one’s caste or religion to provide them benefits of government’s schemes. The previous governments allowed firing at farmers and shut down the Munderwa Sugar Mill. We reopened it and it has become a medium of respect for the farmers here”, CM Yogi remarked.

Speaking about infrastructural development, CM Yogi said that the Link Expressway of Purvanchal Expressway goes to Gorakhpur via Sant Kabir Nagar. An industrial corridor will be built here with the setting of plants new employment opportunities will also be created. CM Yogi said that Uttar Pradesh in the last six years and India in the last nine years, have witnessed exponential changes. India under the leadership of PM Modi has got the ability to lead on the global stage, pointed out CM Yogi.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath added further, “People will feel that the CM himself is coming to campaign in the municipal elections. Yes, I am coming because the money will be sent from Delhi and Lucknow and we want the money to be put to the best use in the interest of the public. There was money even before 2017, but the poor did not get houses. Money was squandered. It went to the pockets of a few for 70 years. Otherwise, every poor person would have had a toilet and a house by now. There would have been proper arrangements for drainage in urban areas.”

Launching an attack on the previous government, the CM said, “Before 2017, people belonging to a particular party used to demand extortion from traders at gunpoint. We give a security insurance cover of Rs 10 lakhs by forming a Traders Welfare Board. Today no goon has a pistol in his hand rather the youths of the state carry a tablet in their hand.