Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked the Scheduled Caste wing of the BJP to organize conferences in all 75 districts of UP and inform the Scheduled Caste population about the measures taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their upliftment.
The CM hit out at the Samajwadi Party for the starvation deaths under its rule and alleged that instead of giving ration cards to the poor, SCs and STs, they were given to SP workers and office-bearers.
Addressing the concluding session of the two-day national executive meeting of the BJP’s SC wing at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vyapar Facilitation Center here on Sunday, Yogi said, “Before I became the chief minister, the state had witnessed a large number of people during the SP rule. Cases of starvation were observed. . Most of those who died of hunger belonged to the SC and ST categories. When I ordered verification of ration cards after becoming CM, it came to know that 40% of ration cards were issued in the name of SP office bearers, workers and even fair price shop owners. We canceled these ration cards and gave them to the eligible beneficiaries. ”
During earlier pandemics, more deaths were due to hunger and not diseases, he said and praised the PM for ensuring that no one dies of hunger during the biggest worldwide Covid-19 pandemic of the century. not done.
“Since 1998, I have been raising the issue of Japanese Encephalitis in Parliament as an MP as the disease was killing hundreds of people, especially in the two divisions of the state. However, no government at the Center paid attention or took any corrective action despite the fact that most of the children who died of JE belonged to SC, ST, MBC and minorities. After coming to power, I ensured to accelerate the pace of cleanliness drive started by PM in 2014 besides ensuring availability of treatment and testing facilities and JE has been almost eliminated.”
Yogi said that before Modi, there were many PMs in the country, but the problems of poor, SC, ST and OBC were not solved by him, although he kept coming to power by dividing the society on the basis of caste.
“PM Modi launched a massive cleanliness drive and construction of toilets, which ensured the dignity of women and greatly improved the health status of the society,” the CM said.
Recalling the three-day campaign ban imposed on him by the Election Commission during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Yogi said he had received an invitation from Mahadev Harijan of Ayodhya during this period.
“Mahadev showed me his house under which it is built” Prime Minister’s Housing SchemeApart from mentioning the benefits of Jan Dhan Yojana apart from electricity and LPG connection, ration and Ayushman card. Mahadev told me that he worked for a political party in the past but got all the benefits under PM Modi’s rule.
Referring to the background of the authors of the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, Yogi said that the reasons for marginalization of SCs should be studied to know why attempts were always made to divide the society in the name of caste.
Yogi praised Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar for connecting with the country’s roots and its culture despite going abroad for higher studies after facing difficulties in early life.
He said, “Dr Ambedkar gave India a constitution which ensured fundamental rights to all irrespective of caste, creed and faith.”
Highlighting Prime Minister’s initiatives to develop monuments, including: Panch Tirtha At places associated with Ambedkar’s life, he said, even places associated with other great personalities like Maharishi Valmiki, Sant Ravidas and others are being developed to ensure that the coming generations of the country are inspired by him. be.
Thanking the party’s SC wing for holding its National Executive in Varanasi, Yogi appealed to its leaders to make the SC aware about all the government schemes as a part of the ongoing Amrit Mahotsav. Organize conferences in each of the 75 districts of UP and tell them how they can make the most of them.
The CM hit out at the Samajwadi Party for the starvation deaths under its rule and alleged that instead of giving ration cards to the poor, SCs and STs, they were given to SP workers and office-bearers.
Addressing the concluding session of the two-day national executive meeting of the BJP’s SC wing at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vyapar Facilitation Center here on Sunday, Yogi said, “Before I became the chief minister, the state had witnessed a large number of people during the SP rule. Cases of starvation were observed. . Most of those who died of hunger belonged to the SC and ST categories. When I ordered verification of ration cards after becoming CM, it came to know that 40% of ration cards were issued in the name of SP office bearers, workers and even fair price shop owners. We canceled these ration cards and gave them to the eligible beneficiaries. ”
During earlier pandemics, more deaths were due to hunger and not diseases, he said and praised the PM for ensuring that no one dies of hunger during the biggest worldwide Covid-19 pandemic of the century. not done.
“Since 1998, I have been raising the issue of Japanese Encephalitis in Parliament as an MP as the disease was killing hundreds of people, especially in the two divisions of the state. However, no government at the Center paid attention or took any corrective action despite the fact that most of the children who died of JE belonged to SC, ST, MBC and minorities. After coming to power, I ensured to accelerate the pace of cleanliness drive started by PM in 2014 besides ensuring availability of treatment and testing facilities and JE has been almost eliminated.”
Yogi said that before Modi, there were many PMs in the country, but the problems of poor, SC, ST and OBC were not solved by him, although he kept coming to power by dividing the society on the basis of caste.
“PM Modi launched a massive cleanliness drive and construction of toilets, which ensured the dignity of women and greatly improved the health status of the society,” the CM said.
Recalling the three-day campaign ban imposed on him by the Election Commission during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Yogi said he had received an invitation from Mahadev Harijan of Ayodhya during this period.
“Mahadev showed me his house under which it is built” Prime Minister’s Housing SchemeApart from mentioning the benefits of Jan Dhan Yojana apart from electricity and LPG connection, ration and Ayushman card. Mahadev told me that he worked for a political party in the past but got all the benefits under PM Modi’s rule.
Referring to the background of the authors of the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, Yogi said that the reasons for marginalization of SCs should be studied to know why attempts were always made to divide the society in the name of caste.
Yogi praised Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar for connecting with the country’s roots and its culture despite going abroad for higher studies after facing difficulties in early life.
He said, “Dr Ambedkar gave India a constitution which ensured fundamental rights to all irrespective of caste, creed and faith.”
Highlighting Prime Minister’s initiatives to develop monuments, including: Panch Tirtha At places associated with Ambedkar’s life, he said, even places associated with other great personalities like Maharishi Valmiki, Sant Ravidas and others are being developed to ensure that the coming generations of the country are inspired by him. be.
Thanking the party’s SC wing for holding its National Executive in Varanasi, Yogi appealed to its leaders to make the SC aware about all the government schemes as a part of the ongoing Amrit Mahotsav. Organize conferences in each of the 75 districts of UP and tell them how they can make the most of them.
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