GORAKHPUR, May 5 -- Taking note of complaints related to illegal land grabbing, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday instructed officials to take strict legal action against anyone found forcibly occupying others' land.

On requests for financial assistance for medical treatment, he assured people that lack of funds would not hinder treatment and instructed officials to expedite estimates so that government aid could be released promptly.

He also assured a woman of strict action against her in-laws after she complained of harassment during a Janata Darshan programme held at the Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur. The CM gave a patient hearing to the grievances of around 150 people at the event.

The woman alleged that her ...