Gonda, Nov 02 (HS): The

Samajwadi Party (SP) is a curse on Uttar Pradesh. Whenever it came to power, it

wreaked havoc in the state. Under the SP government, Ram devotees were shot at,

Durga Puja and Kanwar Yatras were obstructed, while the Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) government has respected faith and freed the state from curfews and

riots. The BJP brings change, while the SP protects criminals.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made these remarks while

launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party. He was addressing a public

gathering in Gonda on Monday to mark the inauguration and foundation stone

laying of 69 development projects worth over Rs. 520 crore.

The Chief Minister warned that if any SP worker or butcher

has a problem with the worship of Goddess Durga, they should mourn at home, but

not disturb anyone else. He said that the tenth edition of Deepotsav will be

held in Ayodhya on November 7. Its light will not be limited to Ayodhya, but

will reach Gonda and the entire Devipatan division in the form of development.

SP, which opened fire on Ram devotees, we showered flowers

on them: Referring to the incident of November 2, 1990, Yogi said that on this

day the then SP government had opened fire on Ram devotees in Ayodhya. In

contrast, the BJP government showered flowers on Ram devotees and paved the way

for the construction of Ram temple. He said that during the SP government,

Durga Puja pandals were disputed and even the Kanwar Yatra was stopped. Today,

during Navratri, 67 thousand Durga idols were installed in the state and four

and a half crore devotees participated in the Kanwar Yatra from Ghaziabad to

Haridwar. Now festivals and celebrations are being held in a peaceful

atmosphere in the state.

Earlier development meant Saifai, now work is being done in

all 75 districts: Chief Minister Yogi said that while development previously

only meant Saifai, now development is taking place without discrimination in

all 75 districts, 350 tehsils, 825 development blocks, and 762 municipal

bodies. In the last nine and a half years, projects worth more than Rs. 16,000

crore have been approved for Gonda alone, while projects worth nearly Rs. 50,000

crore have been approved in the entire Devipatan division. Gonda has also

received investment proposals worth Rs. 3,000 crore.

He said that Gonda, Balrampur, and Shravasti were previously

known for their backwardness. The government shied away from its responsibility

by attributing the deaths of poor children to unknown diseases. Today, a

medical college has been established in Gonda in the name of Maharaja Devi

Bakhsh Singh, and a medical college in Bahraich in the name of Maharaja

Suheldev. Construction of a medical college named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee in

Balrampur is in its final stages. The establishment of a university in the

Devipatan division is also a major change in the field of education.

Appointment letters to 77,000 policemen and home guards

after Diwali: Informing youth about employment opportunities, the Chief

Minister said that a plan has been developed to provide government appointment

letters to one lakh youth in the next six months. After Diwali, appointment

letters will be given to 35,000 police constables and 42,000 home guards. This

week, four and a half thousand sub-inspectors will also receive appointment

letters. The recruitment process is underway for 25,000 to 30,000 teaching and

other departments.

He said that Agniveers who return after completing four

years of service will be given 20 percent reservation in various departments,

including the police, PAC, Home Guards, Forest Department, and Prisons.

Arrangements will be made to appoint them through direct recruitment without

any examination. Athletes who have won medals for the country in the Olympics,

Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games are also being directly appointed to

positions including Deputy Superintendent of Police.

The mafia has been crushed, warning to those who compromise

security: Chief Minister Yogi said that the mafia in the state has been

crushed. Now, no one can hijack development projects. The safety of daughters

and businessmen is the government's priority. There is no place for those who

breach the security system except jail or hell. He said that the poor are being

provided free rations, cooking gas, Ayushman cards, and medical treatment from

the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Preparations are also underway to provide

free refilled gas cylinders to poor families before Diwali.

Citing the development and beautification of major religious

sites, including the Baba Prithvinath Temple, Swaminarayan Chhapia, and Varahi

Devi Temple, the Chief Minister said the BJP is providing respect and

facilities to these centers of faith. He appealed to people to participate in

the November 7th Deepotsav and deliver lamps and gifts to the homes of the poor

and underprivileged.

On this occasion, Gonda MP and Union Minister Kirti Vardhan

Singh, Mankapur MLA and former minister Ramapati Shastri, Gaura MLA Prabhat

Verma, Tarabganj MLA Prem Narayan Pandey, Karnailganj MLA Ajay Singh, Mehanun

MLA Vinay Kumar Dwivedi, Legislative Council members Awadhesh Singh, Manju

Singh, District Panchayat President Ghanshyam Mishra and BJP District President

Iqbal Bahadur Tiwari were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi