Succeeded in changing people's perception, led UP on path of development, trust in 3 yrs: Adityanath

Setting a record of being the first BJP chief minister to complete three straight years in office in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that his government has succeeded in changing people's perception of the state and led it on the path of development, trust and good governance.

Citing "improvement" in law and order as one of the achievements, the chief minister in his 50-minute press conference, in which he did not take questions, claimed that no riot has taken place in the state and the crime rate has slumped.

Mentioning closure of illegal slaughter houses and setting up anti-romeo squads for women security as its achievements, he observed that his government has turned challenges into opportunities.

The CM also asserted that the state was number one in implementation of central schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana -- providing LPG connections to poor families and Saubhagya -- a project to provide electricity connection to households.

"In the past three years, the BJP government in the state has succeeded in changing the perception of the state. We have taken the state on the path of development, trust and good governance due to guidance and support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Adityanath said.

He also mentioned the successful organisation of Kumbh Mela, in which 24.56 crore people participated and "set example as unique event for world".

About the law-and-order situation in the state, the CM said, "In this biggest state of the country, the government has succeeded in maintaining law and order which was in a very poor state during previous regimes. There is no riot in the state and crime is on the decline."
Citing achievements of his government in the health sector, Adityanath said, "Advance life support ambulance service has been made available in every district in the state. A total of 12 medical colleges were built in the state from the period of 1947 to 2016 and in the past three years our government is going to construct 30 new medical colleges."
UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu claimed, "The people of Uttar Pradesh are asking as to what has been done in last three years. Nothing has been done in the state and people are really upset with the government."