Farmers Movement Archive

Vax drive pointer to all-inclusive approach: Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the vaccination drive against coronavirus is being carried out without any caste and class discrimination which is a pointer to the BJP’s resolve of ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas’. Speaking at the concluding session of the state BJP executive committee, Yogi exhorted the party functionaries to help the elderly in getting vaccinated, in line with the party’s motto of ‘Sewa hi sangathan’. “Party workers have worked tirelessly along with the state government during the pandemic but a lot needs to be done,” he said, adding that the executive committee could be the right forum to hammer out plans to reach out to migrants and inform them about the state government’s welfare measures, including Rs 2 lakh insurance cover. Reiterating that the image of the state has undergone a drastic change in the last four years of BJP rule, Yogi said: “Ensuring that no communal riot takes place in the state is an achievement on the part of the state government.” He stressed that party workers gave strength to the state government in carrying out various programmes. “The work done by the state government in the last four years needs to be taken to the grass roots,” he said, underscoring the need for strengthening the party at booth level and making people aware about the robust law and order situation. In a veiled attack on mafia-turned-politician and BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari, Yogi said criminals are taking refuge in other states to escape the wrath of the UP government. “This can happen only under BJP rule,” he said, adding that zero tolerance on criminalization of politics helped the state improve its position in terms of ‘ease of doing business’ in the last four years. Yogi hailed party functionaries as a source of strength in the implementation of policy decisions like job creation and ushering in economic development. “Today BJP workers can say that the party did not just make poll promises to the people but also turned them into reality,” he said, citing the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Hitting out at the opposition parties for raising false issues like “fake encounters” and misguiding farmers in the name of new farm laws, he said: “It is the duty of BJP workers to establish a dialogue with farmers and allay their apprehensions while exposing the opposition.” He also attacked the previous governments claiming that they were driven by caste and community appeasement while putting the welfare of farmers on the back burner. Yogi also appealed to party workers to reach out to traders and exhort them to register themselves under GST and get insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh from the state government. “We are working for every section of the society, including the youth,” Yogi said while highlighting Abhyuday scheme which envisages free coaching to students. He asked party workers to utilize social media proactively in spreading messages of the party and the government at the Centre and the state. “We have committees at 1.6 lakh booths. If all members of these committees retweet the message of PM Modi or that of the achievements of UP government, it would send out a very strong and positive message among the people,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-03-16

Lucknow