Gonda. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while making a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, said that if a policeman or a butcher has any problem with the worship of Maa Durga, then mourn in your home, but do not trouble anyone. Samajwadi Party in itself is a curse for Uttar Pradesh. Whenever it came, it always caused havoc. During the SP government, Durga Puja pandals were disputed, permission for puja was not granted and Kanwar Yatra was banned. Today Uttar Pradesh is curfew-riot free. BJP means a party that respects faith, whereas Samajwadi Party and Congress mean crime. They bring scoundrels, we bring change.
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The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting at the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of 69 development projects costing more than Rs 520 crore in Gonda on Monday. He said that the tenth edition of Deepotsav will be organized in Ayodhya on November 7. Deepotsav will be held in Ayodhya, but its light will reach Gonda and the entire Devipatan division in the form of development. The development visible in Gonda is the result of this change.
Even permission for worship was not given in SP government.
The Chief Minister said that Maa Durga Puja pandals were kept under dispute at most places in Devipatan division. There was no permission even to worship. Some devotees of Sanatan religion used to worship Maa Durga in their home while some SP or butcher used to oppose it and submit an application and the Samajwadi Party government from Lucknow used to ban it. This time during Navratri, 67 thousand idols were installed in the entire state. For Gonda Commissionerate, he had specifically said that there should be no need to seek permission for the installation of the statue. Whoever wants to keep an idol in his house, give him permission. If a policeman or a butcher faces any problem, then tell him to mourn in his house, but do not trouble anyone.
In the program organized for the inauguration/foundation of 69 development projects costing more than ₹ 520 crore in Mankapur and Gaura assembly constituencies of Gonda district…
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CM Yogi said that the Samajwadi Party government did not allow Kanwar Yatra to take place in western Uttar Pradesh. Obstacles were created in celebrating festivals and festivals. Regarding Kanwar Yatra, it was said that there would be riots. This year, 4.5 crore devotees participated in the Kanwar Yatra between Ghaziabad and Haridwar. There was a peaceful atmosphere in the entire state even during Navratri. There is excitement, enthusiasm and happiness everywhere. UP is free from curfew and riots. Earlier, during festivals, disturbances would start, markets would become deserted and everyone would be worried about their safety.
Paved the way for the construction of the temple by showering flowers on Ram devotees.
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Referring to the incident of November 2, 1990, the Chief Minister said that on the same day, during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in Ayodhya, the then Samajwadi Party government had opened fire on Ram devotees and left them bleeding. We paved the way for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya by showering flowers on the devotees of Ram. The development of Ayodhya was taken forward and through Deepotsav, it was ensured that the development of the lamp lit in the holy land of Lord Ram would reach Gonda.
He said that ten years ago it used to take two and a half to three hours to reach Maa Pateshwari Shaktipeeth located at Devipatan from Gonda. Roads were turned into potholes, there was an atmosphere of insecurity, development work was stalled, youth were unemployed and farmers were in distress. The safety of the daughter and the businessman was in danger. Gonda, Balrampur and Shravasti were counted among the most backward and dirtiest districts of the country. In the Swachh Survekshan of 2016, Gonda was included among the dirtiest cities of the country.
The Chief Minister said that this is the same land which saw the bravery and valor of Maharaja Suheldev, destroyed the foreign invaders with the power of Maa Pateshwari Shaktipeeth and saw the bravery of Maharaja Devi Baksh Singh, the immortal fighter of the first freedom struggle of 1857. The identity of this sacred land associated with the Yoga tradition of Maharishi Patanjali and Ramkatha of Goswami Tulsidas was in crisis due to lack of development. The land which showed light to the world, itself remained in darkness.
The government used to attribute the death of a poor child to an unknown disease
Questioning the insensitivity of the previous government, the Chief Minister said that at that time media headlines were made that so many children died in Gonda, Balrampur and Bahraich due to unknown disease. A poor child had no value in the agenda of the then government. There was no scheme of any kind for the poor. He considered it his birthright to play with the future of the youth.
Projects worth Rs 16 thousand crore to Gonda and Rs 50 thousand crore to Devipatan division.
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The Chief Minister said that in the last nine and a half years, projects worth more than Rs 16 thousand crore have been approved for Gonda district alone. Projects worth about Rs 50 thousand crore have been approved for the entire Devipatan division. Some projects have been completed, work on some is going on and proposals for new projects have also been invited. Gonda alone had received investment proposals worth Rs 3,000 crore in the UP Investors Summit held in the year 2023. Of these, projects worth hundreds of crores of rupees have come on the ground and the remaining are also being taken forward rapidly. Now you will get price for stubble and cow dung also. The work of ethanol production through compressed biogas is being taken forward in every district.
The Chief Minister said that a medical college in the name of Maharaja Devi Baksh Singh has been constructed in Gonda and a medical college in the name of Maharaja Suheldev has been constructed in Bahraich. The construction of a medical college in the name of revered Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Balrampur is in the final stages. The establishment of a university in Devipatan division is also a part of this change. Earlier, people running copying contracts were a hindrance in becoming a university, because it would have ruined their business. Now the children here will not copy, but will get quality education and join the mainstream of development.
Earlier development meant Saifai, now development in all 75 districts
The Chief Minister said that earlier development meant only cleanliness. Today, development is taking place in all 75 districts, 350 tehsils, 825 development blocks and 762 municipal bodies of the state. Now electricity is available not only in Rampur and Saifai, but also in Gonda, Balrampur and Bahraich. Ration is being given free of cost to every poor and needy, not on seeing the face. LPG connections are also available without any discrimination. Before Diwali, we are going to give one filled LPG cylinder free to poor families.
CM said that the poor no longer have to wander for treatment. He has Ayushman card given by Prime Minister Modi. If needed, adequate funds are also made available for treatment from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The recruitment process has been taken forward honestly, as a result of which the youth of Gonda are also receiving appointment letters. Now along with investment, employment and job opportunities will also be created in Gonda itself. Our effort is that the youth of Gonda should not go to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai or Delhi for employment, but should get work in their own district.
Mafia has been destroyed, warning to those who play with security
The Chief Minister said that now if any development plan comes up in Gaura, Mankapur, Gonda, Mehnaun, Colonelganj and Katra, no one can hijack it on the way, because we have destroyed the mafia. Tight security arrangements have been made for the daughter and the businessman. Whoever breaches the security, there is already an ultimatum for him that there will be no other place for him other than jail or hell.
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He said that the new generation has not seen the misgovernance of the Samajwadi Party. Ask your parents what is curfew, what is disturbance? How the houses of the poor were looted, the rights of the poor were robbed, the employment of the youth was robbed and the security of sisters and daughters was compromised. Samajwadi Party is a curse for the state, whenever it came, it always caused destruction.
Preparation to give appointment letters to one lakh youth in six months
The Chief Minister said that an action plan is ready to distribute government appointment letters to one lakh youth in the next six months. Till now 12 to 15 thousand youth have been given appointment letters. This week, appointment letters will be given to four and a half thousand sub-inspectors. Immediately after Diwali, appointment letters will be given to 35 thousand police constables and after that to 42 thousand home guards. The process of 25 to 30 thousand appointments of teachers, departments related to subordinate services and other departments is also being taken forward.
He said that the players who have brought medals for the country in the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games have been directly given the post of Deputy SP. Sports talents are also being given appointments in other departments. Firefighters returning after four years of service will be given 20 percent reservation in various departments of the state government including Police, PAC, Home Guard, Forest Department, Prison. Arrangements will be made to appoint them through direct recruitment without any examination.
Revival of faith centers going on
The Chief Minister said that BJP is a party that respects your faith. Funds are being provided for the revival, beautification and connectivity of centers of faith like Baba Prithvinath Temple, Swaminarayan Chhapia and Varahi Devi Temple. Earlier this money was spent in acquiring land in the name of cemetery. Today that money is being invested in the development of faith centres, so that no poor person's land is encroached upon and religious places are respected.
The Chief Minister called upon people to participate in the Deepotsav to be held in Ayodhya on 7th November. He said that light a lamp in your village, home and nearest faith center. Give a lamp or gift to any poor house, Dalit colony, slum or any weak or disabled person. This gift of yours will be a direct gift to God.
On this occasion, Gonda MP and Union Minister Kirtivardhan Singh, Mankapur MLA, former minister Ramapati Shastri, Gora MLA Prabhat Verma, MLA Tarabganj Prem Narayan Pandey, MLA Colonelganj Ajay Singh, MLA Mehnaun Vinay Kumar Dwivedi, Legislative Council members Awadhesh Singh, Manju Singh, District Panchayat President Ghanshyam Mishra and Bharatiya Janata Party District President Iqbal Bahadur Tiwari were present.