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Yogi blames SP’s dynasty politics for UP’s pre-2017 stagnation
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused previous Uttar Pradesh governments of being mired in nepotism and dynasty politics, arguing that they had no vision for development before his Bharatiya Janata Party…
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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused previous Uttar Pradesh governments of being mired in nepotism and dynasty politics, arguing that they had no vision for development before his Bharatiya Janata Party took power in 2017. Targeting the Samajwadi Party without naming Akhilesh Yadav, Adityanath alleged that the former chief minister would wake up at noon, spend hours at the gym, and had no time for the state. He claimed that before 2017, UP suffered from poor law and order, frequent riots and curfews, inadequate electricity, and bad roads.
Speaking at two separate events, National Handloom Day in Lucknow and a development programme in Ambedkar Nagar, the chief minister said the previous governments viewed everything through vote-bank politics and neglected artisans, women, and the poor. He highlighted that over 70% of handloom workers are women and that the state is now exporting carpets worth hundreds of crores. Adityanath also announced a Youth Policy and development projects worth Rs 706 crore for Ambedkar Nagar.
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This story is being spun both ways: the ruling party paints pre-2017 UP as pure anarchy, while the opposition cries vendetta. The truth likely lies somewhere between two terms of very different governance styles. Instead of trading barbs, the real test is whether UP's development metrics, electricity supply, road connectivity, and law and order statistics, show sustained improvement over the next five years. Let the numbers, not the speeches, settle this argument.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, freepressjournal.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
