Development for all in Uttar Pradesh, appeasement of none, says Aditya Nath Yogi

GORAKHPUR (INDIA): Asserting that there will be no appeasement of anyone, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on Saturday promised development for all without any discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or gendernnAditya Nath, whose ascent to power is seen with suspicion by some sections, also told the BJP cadres and supporters not to be “over zealous” in celebrating the party’s historic poll victory and not to take the law into their hands as it could provide “anarchist” forces a chance to disturb law and ordernnHe also stated that police has been instructed not to harass innocent couples, a direction that comes amid complaints that the ‘anti-romeo’ squads, meant to target eve- teasers, were troubling even the boys seen with their female friends.nnHe announced that those undertaking the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will be given Rs 1 lakh by the state government and a Kailash Bhavan will be constructed for themnnOn his first visit to his hometown Gorakhpur after becoming the Chief Minister, Aditya Nath said he intends to usher in development and progress of all sections of the state as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit ShahnnAddressing an event to felicitate him, he repeated the mantra of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’.nn”There would be no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or gender. There will be development of all. But there will not be any appeasement of any section,” he saidnnHe said Uttar Pradesh had been deprived of the benefits of developement during the previous regimes and promised that his government would bring in the fruits of progress to the last man.nnAditya Nath, who took over as the Chief Minister last Sunday, talked about his priorities like safety of women, opportunities for youth, support for farmers and labournnHe said that there would be no place for ‘goonda raj’ and corruption under his rule.nnThe Chief Minister said after he took over, he got calls from many girls who complained that they cannot go to schools or colleges because of eve-teasers, and several had to even give up studies because of thisnnAnti-Romeo squads have been constituted for the purpose of safety of girls and women, he said, and added that police officials have been directed that these squads should not harass goys who are with females due to “consent”nnThis comes against the backdrop of complaints that these squads were targeting even the innocent boysnnReferring to the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, Aditya Nath said his government would fulfill the promises made in the BJP’s manifesto before the electionsnnWith regard to the welfare of the farming community, he said a team of two ministers and some officials has gone to Chattisgarh to study their system which is “very efficient”.nnHe also listed some developmental steps, like a direction to the authorities to make all the roads in the state “pot hole free” by June 15.nnAbout the bhavan for Kailash Mansarovar yatra, he said it could be constructed in Noida or Ghaziabad.nnSource: Press Trust of India