BJP MLA targets PDA politics, rakes up guest house incident
LUCKNOW, Oct. 14 -- Targeting Samajwadi Party's PDA politics, Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Tuesday raked up 1995 state guest house incident and asked those talking of Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak to introspect.
Speaking at a 'Chai par Charcha' programme, Singh said during that episode serious questions were raised over security and honour of a Dalit woman chief minister Mayawati at Lucknow's state guest house.
"Social justice is not just a slogan, but commitment visible in conduct, thought and behaviour. Credibility of parties talking of deprived sections is decided by their history and working style," he said. Attacking SP rule, Singh said UP has come out of fear of mafia raj and moved towards strengthening law and order due to CM Yogi Adityanath's firm will and tough policy against crime. Citing official data, he said from March 2017 to May 2026, in 17,043 encounter operations 289 criminals were killed and 34,253 arrested. Singh said the drive was result of government's strict policy.
"People should remain alert against political attempts which may increase influence of criminals again. Progress needs secure environment where women move fearlessly, traders work without fear and youth get education and employment," Singh said.
He said under CM Yogi Adityanath, resources for development have expanded. When the Yogi government first took charge, LMC's budget was around Rs 900 crore, of which Rs 500 crore went into salary and pension leaving limited resources for development, he said. Now it has reached Rs 5,000 crore and the target is to take it to Rs 10,000 crore, which will boost roads, drains and civic amenities, Singh added.
He said state's budget increased from Rs 8.09 lakh crore in 2025-26 to Rs 9.13 lakh crore in 2026-27. Industrial investment, logistics park, BrahMos missile manufacturing in Sarojininagar are giving push to economic activities, he added....
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