Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (file photo)Uttar Pradesh Live Updates: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said he is ready to contest the upcoming assembly elections from wherever his party decides. The BJP leader also said he has fulfilled whatever was promised and has no regrets about his tenure. “I am ready to fight the election from wherever the party says,” Adityanath told reporters when asked whether he will contest from Ayodhya, Mathura, or from his home district Gorakhpur.
The chief minister, who is currently a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, was interacting with the media here on Saturday night. After former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav fought the state elections in 2003, none of his successors have contested the assembly polls. BSP chief Mayawati, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Adityanath were members of the legislative council during their tenure as chief minister.
Meanwhile on Sunday, laying the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the previous government, saying earlier criminals and the mafia used to play their games, but now the Yogi Adityanath government is playing “jail-jail” with them. “During the previous government, criminals used to play their games, the mafia used to play its games. Earlier, there were tournaments of illegal grabbing (of land). People making bad remarks (‘phabtiyaan’) on daughters used to roam openly,” he said.
He added, “The sports university has been named after Dhyan Chand. His name in itself also has a message. ‘Dhyan’ means focus. Students in this university will have ‘dhyan’ and focus which will give us great results. I have full faith in them. This will be one of the world’s finest universities. This university worth Rs 700 crore will provide international sports facilities to the youth. Every year, more than 1000 girls and boys will graduate from here.”
Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of two BJP workers and a driver during the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence. They were held by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday evening.
With this, six persons have been arrested in connection with FIR number 220 which pertains to the killing of BJP workers Shubham Bajpai and Shyam Sundar Nishad and driver Hariom by an agitated mob after a car ran over four farmers. A journalist was also among the eight killed in the violence.
"Those arrested on Saturday in FIR number 220 were identified as Kawaljeet Singh of Khairatiya village under Tikunia police station area and Kamaljeet Singh of Babaura under Palia police station," the SIT said in a statement. FIR number 220 invoked several sections of IPC including murder (302). (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Meerut in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and hailed it and adjoining areas as a "centre of culture and strength" which has been giving "new directions to Independent India".
At a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University here, he expressed his exhilaration upon visiting the 'Rajkiye Swatantrata Sangrahalaya' (freedom movement museum), Amar Jawan Jyoti and the temple of Baba Aughar Nath.
He said Noorpur had given the country a visionary leader -- former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
"Coming to Meerut at the commencement of the year is important in itself. In the history of India, Meerut does not hold the place of a city, but it is also an important centre of our culture and our strength."
"Meerut and its adjoining areas have contributed significantly in giving a new direction to Independent India. Be it the sacrifice at the borders in the defence of the nation or honour in the field of sports, this region has kept the flame of patriotism alive," Modi said.
About the sporting culture of Meerut, Modi pointed out that the city exports sporting goods to more than 100 countries.
This way, Meerut is "not only 'vocal for local' but also turning local into global", the prime minister said emphasising the need for making the country self-reliant in the sector. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said he is ready to contest the upcoming assembly elections from wherever his party decides. The BJP leader also said he has fulfilled whatever was promised and has no regrets about his tenure. "I am ready to fight the election from wherever the party says," Adityanath told reporters when asked whether he will contest from Ayodhya, Mathura, or from his home district Gorakhpur.
The chief minister, who is currently a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, was interacting with the media here on Saturday night. After former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav fought the state elections in 2003, none of his successors have contested the assembly polls. BSP chief Mayawati, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Adityanath were members of the legislative council during their tenure as chief minister.
Adiyanath's challenger Akhilesh Yadav had recently indicated that he might not contest polls. He, however, had later said the party would take a call on it. Asked if there was any work he could not do in his five-year tenure, the BJP leader said, "Whatever was said, was done. There is no work left for which there should be any regret." To another question, Adityanath said, "Work is under progress in Mathura as in Kashi and Ayodhya." (PTI)
“Previous governments of UP only constructed graveyards. In the last 5 years, Yogi ji not only constructed graveyards but also sent people to graveyards. COVID-19 management in UP was the worst in the world,” says Delhi CM & AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow.
He added, “Give me one chance, I will build schools and hospitals in UP. Yogiji spent crores of rupees on advertisement in America's biggest magazine. There are only 106 posters of AAP & 850 posters of Yogi Ji in Delhi. Sometimes I feel if he is contesting from Delhi or UP.” (ANI)
“Various sports clusters will be inaugurated today. India needs to become self-reliant in sports equipment manufacturing. In the NEP being implemented, priority has been given to sports. It's now in the same category as science, math or other studies. It'll be a dedicated subject,” says PM Modi.
“This university worth Rs 700 crore will provide international sports facilities to the youth. Every year, more than 1000 girls and boys will graduate from here. Earlier, only criminals and mafias used to play here and tournaments of illegal land grabbing happened,” says PM Modi in Meerut.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Dhyan Chand Sports University will bring out some talented young people in the country and be one of the world's finest universities.
“The sports university has been named after Dhyan Chand. His name in itself also has a message. 'Dhyan' means focus. Students in this university will have 'dhyan' and focus which will give us great results. I have full faith in them. This will be one of the world's finest universities,” says PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that visiting Meerut in the New Year is very significant for him as Meerut is not just a state but represents the very culture of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University. The university will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of about ?700 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday witnessed crowded streets as he reached Meerut to lay the foundation stone of Dhyan Chand Sports University.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel visited the Government Freedom Struggle Museum in Shaheed Smarak, Meerut on Saturday. The prime minister is set lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Meerut and offered prayers at Kali Paltan Temple.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday confirmed he will contest the upcoming assembly elections, but from which seat will be decided by the party leadership.
"I will fight the election from wherever the party says," Adityanath said when asked whether he will contest from Ayodhya, Mathura, or from his home district Gorakhpur. Yogi, who is currently a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, was interacting with the media here. Asked if there was any work he could not do in his five-year tenure, Yogi said, "Whatever was said, was done. There is no work left for which there should be any regret."
Uttar Pradesh government has released a new excise policy for the year 2022-23 to help farmers generate more revenue with their produce. The move is aimed at generating employment and providing market for farm produce, besides attracting large scale investors, Additional Chief Secretary Excise and Sugar Industry Sanjay Bhusa Reddy told PTI on Saturday.
Under the new policy, the price of liquor will not be increased, but the license fee will be increased by 7.5 per cent, he said. He said the decision will help provide quality liquor to customers at reasonable rates. Liquor made in Uttar Pradesh will be supplied only in glass bottles instead of tetra packs, the official said.
Nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women were received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) last year, the highest since 2014, with over half of them from Uttar Pradesh. There was a 30 per cent rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021 as compared to 2020 when 23,722 complaints were received.
Of the 30,864 complaints, a maximum of 11,013 were related to the right to live with dignity that takes into account the emotional abuse of women, followed by those related to domestic violence at 6,633 and dowry harassment at 4,589, according to official NCW data.
Days after Union home minster and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah took a dig at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati for not canvassing ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, she took a veiled jibe at the BJP leaders saying that “the exchequer money was keeping them warm even in the cold weather”. She also said the BSP has its own style of functioning and it does not want to “copy other parties”.
“When the Congress and BJP are in power, be it at the Centre or in states, they make announcements, foundation stone laying and inaugurations and with that they also hold election public meetings one after the other just a couple of months before the elections in which they use public money instead of the party fund… All this is visible in poll-bound UP, Punjab and Uttarakhand,” the BSP chief said.
TARGETTING THE Samajwadi Party (SP) in the home district of jailed party leader Azam Khan, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said “Rampur ka chaaku” (Rampur’s khife) had become a weapon to “capture the properties of poor and Dalits” during the tenure of the SP government. Adityanath was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 95 crore. Adityanath also addressed the BJP’s ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’ of western UP.
Speaking about his government’s “one district-one product” scheme, Adityanath said while searching for products for the scheme from Rampur, he thought of “Rampur ka chaaku”. Thinking about the usage of that chaaku (knife), reminded him of ‘Guru Parampara’, the CM said. Adityanath pointed out that “Rampur ka chaaku” was earlier used for protection. “If shastra (weapon) is in the hands of good people, they will use it for protecting the country and religion but if it goes to the hands of the wrong people, they misuse it for looting and illegally grabbing the properties of poor,” he said. (With Lalmani Verma)
During the Samajwadi Party regime in Uttar Pradesh, the famous ‘Rampuri' knives were used only for grabbing land of the poor while the present state government is promoting it under the ODOP scheme to enrich people, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.
CM Adityanath made the blistering remark in Rampur, the home turf of veteran SP leader Azam Khan while inaugurating some completed projects and laying foundation stones for some new ones, totalling 25 developmental works worth Rs 95 crore. He also mocked SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over his remarks earlier that he too could have been built the Ram temple, saying he could have thought of it only if he had the time after developing graveyards. (PTI)
The Congress Saturday attacked the Central government over price rise, saying both Prime Minister Narendra "Modi and inflation are harmful for the country".
"Modi hai to mehengai hai (If there's Modi, there's inflation)," Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet said, also criticising the government over the Goods and services Tax terming it 'Gabbar Singh tax'.
Talking to reporters here, she said the Modi government's New Year gift to the poor are recession, unemployment and inflation. "Both Modi and inflation are harmful for the country," the Congress spokesman said. She said that 10 years ago when the Congress was in power, the unemployment rate was two percent, but it has reached about 10 percent in 2021. (PTI)
CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 25 public-welfare projects worth Rs 95 cr in Rampur.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday took a veiled jibe at the BJP leaders saying the money in the exchequer was keeping them warm even in the cold weather. She also said the BSP has its own style of functioning and it does not want to "copy" other parties.
Her response comes two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said 'Bahanji', apparently referring to Mayawati, was yet to come out of cold. (PTI)
As new year resolution, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said he will provide 300 units of free domestic electricity and irrigation to farmers if elected to power following the upcoming Assembly polls.
Ghaziabad Police issued a traffic advisory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Meerut on Sunday. Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation of the Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut’s Sardhana during his visit. Officials said that traffic movement will be barred on the Murad Nagar-Gangnahar stretch. The route from Abupur Gate, Sonda Road, Patla Niwari Road towards Gangnahar will also be closed for commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles traveling towards Haridwar, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar will have to take the NH-58, the advisory read. (ENS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Meerut today to lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University at around 1pm. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh this month (and the new year); he visited the state four times in December, 2021. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Dhyan Chand University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of about ?700 crore.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the nearly Rs 200 crore cash recovered in tax searches on perfume maker Peeyush Jain in UP’s Kannauj district is not BJP money, and that the raid was at the correct address and not by an outcome of knocking at wrong doors.
Staunchly defending the action, she said the raids, which were based on actionable intelligence, seemed to have “shaken” former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav as the person caught redhanded could be his partner or friend. Read More
Attacking the Congress in its bastion Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Sonia Gandhi-led party is a "problem" for the country and the root of anarchy and corruption.
Adityanath, who was addressing a gathering as part of the ruling BJP's 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, also attacked the Samajwadi Party, saying that the people of the state know that a vehicle with the party's flag means that there is a goon sitting inside. Rae Bareli is the Lok Sabha constituency of Gandhi. (PTI)
Launching a scathing attack from the temple town of Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dared Opposition parties to stop the construction of the Ram temple, and asked people who was responsible for keeping “Ram Lalla in a tent”.
Addressing a public meeting after visiting the under-construction Ram temple site, Shah alleged that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and Yogi Adityanath’s in the state, unlike previous SP and BSP governments, had restored the pride in faith. He asked people not to forget those who ordered firing at ‘kar sevaks’. Read More
Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
The Income Tax department Friday conducted raids at premises of two leading Kannauj-based perfume traders, hours before Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to hold a press meet. One of the two businessmen is a Samajwadi Party leader.
“I have come to know the Income Tax department has conducted a raid at premises of Samajwadi Party MLC Pushpraj Jain “Pampi” and another perfume leader Fauzan Malik (52),” said Pawan Trivedi, president of The Attars and Perfumers Association, Kannauj. Read More
If BJP has formed Govt at the Centre and Modi Ji is the Prime Minister today for the second time, it is only because of the blessing of the 22 crore people of Uttar Pradesh: Home Minister Amit Shah in Sant Kabir Nagar.
If BJP has formed Govt at the Centre and Modi Ji is the Prime Minister today for the second time, it is only because of the blessing of the 22 crore people of Uttar Pradesh: Home Minister Amit Shah in Sant Kabir Nagar pic.twitter.com/7WUBWFhqb3
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 31, 2021Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reached Ayodhaya and offered prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday inaugurated the 'Convention of Hopes' and '80,000 Mobile Phone Distribution Campaign' in Lucknow.
In a setback to the Samajwadi Party (SP), its MLC and former Uttar Pradesh minister Shatarudra Prakash joined the BJP at the saffron party's state headquarters here on Friday. A socialist since his student days, Prakash joined the BJP in the presence of the party's state unit chief Swatantra Dev Singh.
Prakash, who joined politics while studying in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1974 from Varanasi Cantonment as a Socialist Party nominee. Three years later, he was again elected from the same constituency as a Janata Party candidate.
Passengers going to Jhansi Railway Station will now have to use 'VJLB' as code to book tickets instead of 'JHS', as per the changed name, a railways official said on Thursday.
"The earlier code for Jhansi railway station was 'JHS'. Now, with the name being changed to Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station, its code has been changed to 'VJLB', Chief Public Relations Officer of North-Central Railway, Shivam Sharma, who is based in Prayagraj, told PTI. The Uttar Pradesh government announced renaming of Jhansi Railway Station as 'Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station' on Wednesday after Rani Laxmibai -- the queen of Jhansi. The announcement was made by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday in a tweet in Hindi.
The Income Tax department on Friday raided multiple premises linked to perfume traders and some others in Uttar Pradesh as part of a tax evasion investigation, official sources said.They said the searches are being conducted in Kanpur, Kannauj, the national capital region and few other places. The department is searching multiple locations of some entities linked to the perfume trade and related businesses, the sources said.
Lashing out at the Election Commission, the Congress Thursday asked it to consult health experts, seek data on COVID-19 from the government and take an independent decision on holding elections in five states rather than acting like a "toothless tiger".
Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra's remarks in Lucknow that all political parties favoured holding elections on time following all Covid protocols, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the details about the Covid situation was with the Modi government and not with political parties.
Paediatrician Kafeel Khan, who was dismissed last month over the death of children at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital, on Thursday said he is ready to campaign for any party that can defeat the BJP in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Speaking to reporters, Khan said, "I am not going to contest the (Uttar Pradesh Assembly) elections, but I will campaign for any political party that can defeat (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) Yogi Adityanath and the BJP."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will pay a visit to Ram Lalla and the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya on Friday and address three public meetings in Uttar Pradesh. Shah will be addressing the public meetings during the party's Jan Vishwas Yatra.
In a statement issued here, the Uttar Pradesh BJP said Shah will visit the Hanumangarhi temple (in Ayodhya) on Friday at 10.30 am, and then will have a 'darshan' of Ram Lalla at 11.00 am. After this, at around 11.30 am, he will address a public meeting.
At 1.00 pm, Shah will address a public meeting in Sant Kabir Nagar. The Union minister is scheduled to hold a roadshow in Bareilly at 3.30 pm, and then address a public meeting in Bareilly at 5.00 pm.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Thursday said all political parties in Uttar Pradesh want the Assembly elections to be held according to schedule while ensuring Covid protocol. The CEC also asked the state to step up coronavirus vaccination. The number of polling booths will be increased and the voting time enhanced by an hour, he said, adding polling officials will be vaccinated and those eligible will be given a booster dose.
Chandra said some parties have also expressed concern over hate speeches, paid news and "biased" officials. On a three-day visit to Lucknow to review preparations for the elections slated to be held before mid-March, Chandra held a series of meetings with representatives of political parties as well as state and district-level officials.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed that while the previous state governments spent their money on burial grounds the BJP government works on developing religious spots, which boosts tourism and also generates employment.
Adityanath made the 'kabristan' (graveyards) jibe at the party's Jan Vishwas Yatra in Maharjganj, where he inaugurated or laid the foundation stones for 77 development projects worth Rs 437 crore. (PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the SP and BSP of working for the development of only two sections of population.
Addressing a rally at Unnao in poll-bound UP, he said, "You have two options; BJP, which works for the development of every section of the society & BSP-SP of 'Bua-Babua'. When SP came, one caste progressed, when the BSP came, the other caste would progress. BJP works on the principle of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas," said at a rally at Unnao in UP.
He also alleged the Samajwadi Party opened fire on the people who participated in the Rath Yatra when L K Advani was leading the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
"Akhilesh babu, no matter how hard you try, I tell you that in a few months, a grand temple of Lord Shri Ram will be built," he added.
Newly-appointed Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Durga Shankar Mishra assumed charge here on Thursday and said he would work diligently to take various schemes of the government to people.
Mishra, a 1984-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on December 31, was given the important responsibility ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Mishra, who was the Union housing and urban affairs secretary, was repatriated to his parent cadre Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as the Yogi Adityanath government proposed to appoint him as the new chief secretary, barely two days before his retirement. He took over from Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, a 1985-batch IAS officer who is due to retire in February 2023. Mishra has been given a one-year extension in service. (PTI)
Speaking at the press conference in Lucknow, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said: "61% voter turnout was recorded in 2017 UP assembly elections. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, voter turnout in UP was 59%. It a matter of worry why voting percentage is less in the state where there is high political awareness among people."
Speaking at the press conference in Lucknow, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said: "People above 80 years of age, persons with disabilities, and Covid affected people who are unable to come to the polling booth, the Election Commission will reach their doorsteps for vote."
The final voters list will be released on January 5, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said in Lucknow on Thursday.
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The final voters list will be released on January 5, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that there would be no delay in conducting polls in the state. "Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that elections should be conducted on time following all Covid-19 protocols," he said.
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu on Wednesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra seeking time for its “authorised” representatives to put forth the party’s suggestions for “free and fair elections,” while saying that a delegation that met the election commission on Tuesday was “not authorised” by the party.
“We want to bring to your knowledge that the delegation that met you on Tuesday of Indian National Congress was not authorised. Tomorrow, on 30-12-2021, authorised delegation of Congress having me (Ajay Kumar Lallu), Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhna Mishra, former MP Pramod Tiwari and Naseemudin Siddiqui, following all Covid-related guidelines, want to give their suggestions regarding holding of free, fair and timely elections. Kindly give time to this delegation to meet you,” Lallu wrote to Chandra. Read more.
A delegation of the Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday held a meeting with district election officers (DEOs), superintendents of police, police commissioners and divisional commissioners to assess the law and order situation and the administration’s preparedness in view of the UP Assembly elections due early next year.
In the meetings, the delegation led by CEC Sushil Chandra is learnt to have directed the officials to focus on increasing voter turnout as compared to 2017, improve gender ratio in the electoral roll, increase turnout of women voters and make efforts to seize unaccounted cash. Read more.
Kanpur police on Wednesday arrested five Samajwadi Party (SP) workers for allegedly indulging in rioting and criminal conspiracy to disturb peace during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kanpur visit on Tuesday.
Hours after the arrests, the party released a statement saying that it had expelled the five persons.
According to police, those arrested include Shukant Sharma, who was earlier city spokesperson of Mulayam Singh Yadav Youth Brigade, Sachin Kesarwani, regional secretary of Chhatra Sabha, Abhishek Rawat is city secretary of Mulayam Singh Yadav Youth Brigade, Nikesh Kumar is former district secretary of Yuvjan Sabha and Akur Patel is former secretary of SP’s OBC Cell. Read more.