Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, also the Mahant (chief priest) of the Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur, has been sitting at the helm of state affairs since 2017 when the saffron party stormed to power with a brute majority, dethroning then ruling Samajwadi Party. In this election, the BJP has fielded him from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat. He is running for MLA for the first time. Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the country's most populous state on March 19 in 2017. He was then a member of Lok Sabha, representing the Gorakhpur constituency. He won from Gorakhpur constituency in every Lok Sabha election held since 1998 before being given the responsibility to lead a state where politics mostly revolved around caste and religion for decades. Under Adityanath's rule, Uttar Pradesh saw a massive infrastructure development push, a boost in economic activities and improvement in the law-and-order situation. Known for his outspoken attitude, Adityanath has been a prominent campaigner for the BJP in elections. The BJP is banking on the development works undertaken by the Adityanath government and the leader's charisma in the run-up to the high-stakes assembly polls in 2022. Adityanath in his rallies has been pitching for another term to the saffron party, highlighting that the BJP government has worked towards making UP bhrashtachar mukt, bhaya mukt, danga mukt, gaddha mukt aur andhkaar mukt (free of corruption, fear, riots, potholes and darkness) in the last five years.
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BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, an MLA from Mohammadabad seat in Ghazipur, was shot dead in 2005 along with six aides.
The project, launched by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, was one of the first cases the Yogi Adityanath government had recommended for a CBI probe.
The chief minister also instructed officials to sprinkle flowers and petals from a helicopter on devotees. He issued the directive at a meeting with the administration and police department at Lok Bhavan.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has now put 600 government employees under the scanner. A list of over 200 tainted officials has already been sent to the Centre by the Uttar Pradesh government, which suggested early retirement for them. During a top-level review meeting recently, Yogi Adityanath had warned of strict action against corrupt officials.
Anguished over inadequate availability of laboratories for testing food and beverage samples, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday instructed officials to open 12 such facilities in commissionerates in the next six months.
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that those covering the 302 km-stretch from Lucknow toll plaza to Agra in less than three hours will have to pay a fine for speeding.
Gifts have, over the years, been a perfect form of bribe for government employees. Calendars in the New Year, dry fruits on Holi and silverware on Diwali has been known to be distributed among government personnel. Besides, gift boxes to celebrate weddings are also a common practice.
Adityanath, during the meeting that also discussed development in Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnor, Sambhal, and Amroha districts, directed officials to upgrade technology to improve monitoring and screening of probable criminals.
A video showing Unnao jail inmates flaunting a pistol and consuming liquor had gone viral on Thursday. Other than the transfer of 21 jail officials, action will also be initiated against 4 jail officials on grounds of laxity and dereliction of duty. A show-cause notice has been issued to the jail superintendent and the jailor.
After a video showing jail inmates brandishing firearms in a jail in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district went viral on the social media, the government on Thursday claimed that the firearms were actually made of clay.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already worked out the modalities of the cabinet reshuffle after consulting Amit Shah during his last visit to Delhi. The BJP is also focusing on increasing the participation of Dalits and OBCs.
This is not the first time the chief minister has gone strict with the officials of the state. Soon after the Lok Sabha elections, Adityanath had ordered for the expulsion of some government officers.
The Uttar Pradesh State Information Department will now foot the Rs 2.5 crore bill that was incurred on the programme organized last August for the immersion of the ashes of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Prominent among those who paid floral tributes to the seer were Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Uttarakhand counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya and Yoga guru Ramdev.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked all DGs, ADGs, IGs, DIGs and SSPs to identify officers who are not performing at the optimum level and to submit the list of their names by the end of June.
"The Ajay Singh Bisht rule has become synonymous with Dalit atrocities and heinous crimes," Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted.
The All India Babri Masjid Action Committee pointed out that Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders have given statements which are against the ongoing judicial process in Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit.
In order to promote the use of Khadi, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided that uniforms in government schools will now be made of this indigenous fabric.
"Incidents occur in the districts, but the SPs/SSPs are unaware about it. They have to be informed from the state capital, then they reach the spot. This type of formality will not work," the chief minister said.
A case has been registered against rapper Hard Kaur under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including sedition for her posts against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
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