LUCKNOW, March 13 -- Praising Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for acting against criminal elements in the state, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said a bulldozer is not merely for demolition, it also paves the way for development.

"People know Yogi ji as Bulldozer Baba. He has brought the mafia to heel," Singh said while addressing an event in Lucknow for the inauguration of the first two phases of the 28-km Green Corridor project. The project is estimated to cost about Rs.1,519 crore. On the occasion, he also laid the foundation stone of the third and fourth phases.

Addressing the gathering at Jhulelal Vatika, Singh said Uttar Pradesh was undergoing rapid transformation. "The state has emerged as a growth engine o...