Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the people of Basti, Gorakhpur, and across the Purvanchal region will remember Dr. YD Singh for a very long time to come, adding, “It is the fortune of this land that he was born here.”
During the unveiling of Dr. YD Singh’s statue and a ‘memorial book’ at the AD Academy Dharampur, Duboulia Bazar in Basti, the Chief Minister said, “He was born in Basti, and his workplace was Gorkhpur. The heights he gave to Gorakhpur Medical College while discharging his duties are in front of all of us. The efforts he made at his level as a sensitive doctor to save the lives of lakhs of children of eastern Uttar Pradesh are commendable, because at that time there was no money for medical college.”
The Chief Minister continued by saying, “Through his financial contributions, he greatly improved the BRD Medical College’s pediatrics division. The Pediatrics department at BRD Medical College was regarded as the best department in the medical college when he was heading it.”
CM Yogi said that Dr. YD Singh changed the lives of lakhs of children in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and showed them how to live. Thousands of people used to visit him every day in eastern Uttar Pradesh. In eastern Uttar Pradesh, there was no social worker like him, he remarked.
“When the BRD Medical College was closed, he used to look after children at his home. In addition to this, he used to provide free medical care to kids every Saturday and Sunday in his hometown of Basti. Often people forget their duties when they get a big responsibility. The biggest need right now is understanding your responsibilities,” Yogi remarked.
Referring to the ‘Panch Prana’ given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yogi said that Dr. Y D Singh’s personality reflected the five pledges.
“The Prime Minister had mentioned about creating a developed India during this. India will quickly overtake China as the world’s most powerful nation if every citizen of the nation faithfully performs his or her duties,” Yogi stated.
Maintaining that every Indian should aspire to create a developed India, Yogi said, “Respecting our heritage is necessary for this. Without any bias, start performing your duties. You must have seen that everyone is being benefitted from the schemes of the government without any discrimination.”
Speaking further about Dr. YD Singh, the Chief Minister said, “He contributed to taking the Pediatrics Department of Gorakhpur BRD Medical College to new heights. As Principal, he made significant contributions to the growth of the college. When encephalitis was prevalent at the time, he made a significant contribution as a sensitive doctor to save the lives of infants in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.”
