Pilibhit : While addressing Intellectual conferences in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed the double-engine Bharatiya Janata Party government at the centre and in the state.
"You must have seen India before 2014, there was distrust in the minds of common people towards the government, farmers were committing suicide, youth were migrating, extremism and terrorism were spreading and no one felt safe," said CM Yogi.
"Today Naxalism, extremism and terrorism have ended, food providers no longer commit suicide, youth do not migrate, daughters do not feel unsafe but become fighter pilots," he added.
He further stated that there used to be riots in Uttar Pradesh, and people faced the havoc of riots in Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, and Moradabad. Women and businessmen were not safe.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, "Today when we are in 2024, we are seeing the respect of India increasing in the world. We proudly say that we belong to a country where people like Modi lead."
He said that this is a picture of a changed India. Law and order is good in Uttar Pradesh. "Today we are seeing a new India, there is security and prosperity. No more curfews are there, and Kanwar Yatra also starts with much enthusiasm," he added.
Notably, Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases. Voting for phases one and two will be held on April 19 and April 26. Next, the state will once again poll in phases three and four on May 7 and May 13. The Uttar Pradesh electorate will also vote in phases five, six, and seven on May 20, May 23 and June 1 respectively. The votes will be counted on June 4.