Gorakhpur: Launching a blistering attack on Samajwadi Party, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said land mafia enjoyed a free run during the previous government and were trained in grabbing public land.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying foundation of 300 development projects worth Rs 524.07 crore in Siddharthnagar district on Sunday, the CM said, “Land mafia had encroached public land during previous governments but after coming to power in 2017, we freed more than 64,000 hectares of land encroached by land mafia across the state. Our government did not hesitate in bulldozing the mansions built illegally by the mafia forcefully on the encroached land of the poor.”
The CM’s remark comes in the backdrop of the government’s recent action against land encroached by mafia dons Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmad.
The Ram temple is getting constructed in Ayodhya and neither the SP government which had ordered firing on Ram Bhakts nor the Congress party would have done this.
Recalling an incident, Yogi said that 17 years ago, a Divyang girl was murdered in Siddharthnagar but the deaf and dumb government at that time was not listening to the cries of people.
“I had come to Siddharthnagar to fight for the right to justice of the Divyang girl. Those who used to suppress the voice of the people were later given a befitting reply by the public of Uttar Pradesh,” he added.
Enumerating the development work, welfare projects and achievements of the state government, CM Yogi said, “Since after independence, no government thought of constructing a medical college in this district. The medical college in Siddharthnagar will start admission of students in this session. People are getting free ration and farmers are getting 1.5 times MSP of their produce. We waived the loans of farmers after coming to power. People are now getting a proper power supply.”
“The work of the government is to ensure public welfare. Now, the poor are getting benefits of welfare schemes and those who try to usurp them will go to jail. We believe in the slogan ‘Sabka saath sabka Vikas, given by PM Modi ji,” he said.
The chief minister said he often wonders what would have happened to migrant workers and the poor if Covid-19 pandemic had struck during the SP, BSP or Congress regime. “Our government provided free ration, health kits and also gave ration cards to those who did not have them.”
