Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for discussions on issues of the poor, youth, farmers and women during the Monsoon Session of the Legislative Assembly.
Speaking to reporters on the first day of the Assembly Session, CM Yogi hit back at the Samajwadi Party (SP) for raising the Ram Mandir donation embezzlement issue, stating that they obstructed the construction of the temple.
"The Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly has started today. I welcome all the MLAs. This is an important session for us," the Chief Minister said.
"The aim is to ensure the best use of the House's time and to provide an opportunity to raise issues concerning every assembly constituency on the floor of the House and facilitate discussions on them," he said.
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"The legislature is the centre for change. Here we draft policies and hold discussions. This month is significant for farmers, for students with reference to admissions, and for Kanwar Yatra. I extend my greetings to all these communities," he said.
While SP MLAs held a protest outside the Assembly over the Ram Temple donation embezzlement, Yogi said, "(They) haven't contributed a single penny from their own pockets towards temple construction."
He also claimed that the sugarcane dues remained unpaid for up to 10 years under Samajwadi Party's tenure. "Those under whose tenure the interests of farmers were dealt a severe blow; those who denied farmers water, specifically water for their fields, in Uttar Pradesh… By speaking about farmers now, they are merely rubbing salt into their wounds.”
“During the Samajwadi Party's tenure, sugarcane dues remained unpaid for up to ten years. Instead of protecting the farmers' interests, they drove them to the point of suicide and forced migration. Their tube wells were not secure,” the CM added.
"The very people raising the Ayodhya issue are the ones who fired upon Ram devotees and tried to obstruct the entire process of Shri Ram Temple's construction by deploying an army of lawyers in court. Those who speak of the theft of donations for the Ram Temple are the very people who haven't contributed a single penny from their own pockets towards its construction," he added.
Notably, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Session started today, and according to Speaker Satish Mahana, the state government will present a supplementary budget to provide additional allocations for welfare schemes and expenditure heads that have emerged after the passage of the annual Budget. The session will end on August 6.
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