Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) of neglecting development at religious places and prioritising their own families over public welfare.
Addressing a meeting at Kali Khoh Mod in Mirzapur in support of BJP candidates for the legislative council elections from the teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies, he said the two parties had failed to develop the region and had instead patronised the mafia.
Adityanath said the Congress remained confined to the Nehru family and the SP to the Saifai family, adding that people had rejected both parties for their approach to governance.
Such problems had been addressed under his government, he claimed. The chief minister said teachers had lacked adequate security, healthcare and respect before 2017, but his government provided health insurance cover of ₹ 5 lakh a year to 15 lakh teachers and their families, including those working in self-financed institutions across the basic, secondary and higher education sectors, he claimed.
“The party has chosen a relative from its own family and a wealthy businessman from Mumbai instead of candidates from backward, Dalit or minority communities,” the chief minister said. “The situation has changed under the present government,” he said, claiming that young people were now getting government jobs and creating employment through startups. He said that in the past, people had faced difficulties installing Durga idols during Navratri, while poor sanitation, power shortages and lawlessness had affected public life. Urging voters to choose capable representatives, he said elected members should raise public concerns and help people access government schemes. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, a grand corridor had been built at Vindhyavasini Dham, while development work along the Ganga ghats was progressing, he said.
