LUCKNOW, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, distributed gas cylinder refill subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Lok Bhavan, terming it a Diwali gift for poor families. He said the festival season symbolizes collective celebration and that the state government continues its 2021 decision to provide free LPG refills to Ujjwala beneficiaries on Holi and Diwali, benefiting 1.86 crore families this year.
The Chief Minister asserted that all festivals in the past eight years-from Holi, Diwali, and Eid to Christmas and Guru Parva-have been celebrated in peace, harmony, and enthusiasm. "This is not a government that surrenders to rioters. Anyone attempting to disrupt the festival of joy will end up behind bar...