Azamgarh backed 2 former CMs, got nothing in return: Yogi Adityanath

AZAMGARH: Taking a potshot at Samajwadi Party (SP) leadership, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that “Azamgarh backed two former CMs and also sent them to Parliament.
But, the duo distorted the image of the district and created a crisis of identity for the people of the area as this place turned into a harbour of extremists and terror modules.”
Addressing a public meeting following foundation laying of the state university here on Saturday by Union home minister Amit Shah, the CM said, “Development work is taking place in the same Azamgarh, which had given two chief ministers to UP and also sent the duo to Parliament, but ironically they only tarnished its image.The youth of Azamgarh used to be denied entry into hotels and not given rooms on rent whenever they went outside the state and the people of the area were facing an identity crisis.”
‘4.5L got jobs in my tenure, none kin of PM, Shah or mine’
The CM added, “These were the same people who divided the society in the name of caste and promoted only family members and relatives.”
Targeting SP over dynastic politics, CM Yogi said, “Whenever a job recruitment drive was started in its regime, the members of a family and their relatives used to roam like characters of Mahabharata to extort money from the aspirants. In my regime, government jobs have been offered to 4.5 lakh youth while 3 lakh youth have been recruited on contract basis. And none of them are relatives of Modi, Shah or myself.”
Taunting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav for not even visiting his parliamentary constituency Azamgarh during the Covid-19 pandemic, Yogi said: “Members of this family will come in elections to mislead and win, but they would never be seen helping people of their constituency during a crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic.”
“But, in the same Azamgarh where over one lakh migrant labourers returned during the pandemic, my government not only ensured their safe return but also arranged free ration, tests, medicine and vaccine.
“The free ration distribution will continue among 15 crore beneficiaries till the festival of Holi in 2022,” he added.
Yogi said, “Now, Azamgarh has changed and Purvanchal Expressway is becoming the pivot of your development. The airport of the district is 95% complete. UP’s youth will be ‘smart youths’ as the government is all set to give smart phones and tabs in their hands.”