Every single paisa of state power firm employees provident fund will be returned: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday vowed to return "every single paisa" of the state power firm employees' provident fund after confiscating properties of those behind the scam of investing the money in tainted DHFL.

"We will not let the interest of any employee be harmed. The properties of all those involved in this scam will be confiscated and every single paisa of each and every employee will be returned," the chief minister said.

Adityanath made the promise while addressing a special session of the state legislative council, convened to mark 70 years of the adoption of the Constitution.

"No one will be allowed to go scot free. The government has said it and will do it," he asserted.

Talking about the former managing director of the UP Power Corporation Limited arrested for his alleged role in the scam, Aditynath said, "The mastermind of the PF scam was a favourite officer of the previous (SP) government. Our government has put him behind bars."
Referring to Article 370, Adityanath said, "At that time (when the Constitution was being drafted) Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had expressed his opposition to Article 370. He had said it will act as a poison for Kashmir, and boost separatism. However, the government at that point of time did not pay any attention to it. Over the years, the situation in Kashmir continued to change, and a large section of Kashmiri was forced to undertake exodus from there. It virtually became a hub of terrorism."
"The peace and brotherhood after the judgement proves that every citizen of India believes in peace and amity, provided that he is not made a victim of appeasement through the votebank politics."
In the beginning of his speech, Adityanath said, "Today is a golden-letter day in the annals of the UP legislature. Four words -- 'nyaay' (justice), 'swatantrata' (liberty), 'samta' (equality) and 'bandhtva' (fraternity) represent the basic spirit of the Constitution. The Constitution gives right to the people to think and work for the country despite coming from different background."