Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday extended greetings to the people of the state ahead of Janmashtami, and called upon them to imbibe Lord Krishna’s messages of truth, righteousness, duty and public welfare in their lives.
The chief minister said Lord Krishna’s life as Yogeshwar inspires the fundamental spirit of welfare-oriented governance. The chief minister said Krishna showed humanity the path of action, knowledge and duty and that his message was not confined to any particular era but continued to provide the right direction in every age.
In keeping with this spirit, the state government is working to provide dignity and security to people at the bottom of the social pyramid, build a poverty-free Uttar Pradesh, create employment opportunities for youth, support farmers and ensure that daughters get equal opportunities to progress as sons, he said. Adityanath said Krishna was a symbol not of privilege but of social harmony and stood with people from all sections of society. “Despite being the king of Dwarka, he remained a close friend of Sudama,” he said, adding their friendship conveyed that true relationships were built on affection and not on position, prestige or wealth. “Social harmony, equality and affection are also the need of today’s society,” the chief minister said. He said the light of truth and righteousness appeared in the form of Lord Krishna amid the darkness of falsehood and injustice.
