Lucknow,

29 May (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid a heartfelt tribute to former

Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary on Friday. He

laid a wreath at his statue in the Vidhan Bhavan. In his address, the Chief

Minister described former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh

as a great son of Mother India and a messiah of farmers.

The

Chief Minister said that Chaudhary Charan Singh was born on December 23, 1902,

in Uttar Pradesh. He was involved in the country's independence movement. He is

credited with numerous reforms in the fields of agriculture and revenue. He

clearly believed that the path to national development lies through villages,

farms, and barns.

The

Chief Minister said that farmers should be part of the government's development

agenda and priority. Government schemes should be formulated with farmers in

mind. Chaudhary Charan Singh was also awarded the Bharat Ratna for his work in

the national interest. Chief Minister Yogi said that the Uttar Pradesh

government is running numerous programs related to the welfare of farmers to

keep the memory of Chaudhary Charan Singh alive. The construction of the

Chaudhary Charan Singh Seed Park in Lucknow is also important among these.

Besides being a prominent politician, he also made significant contributions to

the country and society. He passed away on May 29, 1987.

During

this, Cabinet Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Minister of State KP Malik, Mayor

Sushma Kharwal, Rajya Sabha MP Brajlal, MLA Neeraj Bora, Amresh Kumar,

Legislative Council members Lalji Prasad Nirmal, Ramchandra Pradhan, Umesh

Dwivedi etc. were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi