‘Love jihad’ legal guidelines not anti-Muslim, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday mentioned that the anti-forceful spiritual conversion legal guidelines aren’t anti-Muslim. He added that these legal guidelines are relevant to individuals of all religions.
On February 27, journalist Prabhu Chawla interviewed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in his present Seedhi Baat on Aaj Tak.

During the interview, CM Yogi talked about a number of points, together with price range, regulation and order, Covid-19 administration, agriculture legal guidelines, future plans for the state, West Bengal elections and extra. He mentioned, “BJP will come back in power in UP in 2022 assembly elections with 350 seats.”
Anti conversion legal guidelines are relevant to everybody
CM Yogi mentioned that anti-conversion legal guidelines are for everybody. It shouldn’t be for any specific faith. The regulation clearly says that anybody who forces a lady to vary her faith on the pretext of marriage, let or not it’s Muslim or Hindu or every other faith, shall be punished. CM Yogi mentioned that there had been dozens of circumstances of Love Jihad within the state.
He mentioned that it’s a drawback not in UP however in lots of different states. In 2009 Kerala High Court mentioned that Love Jihad is an try to show Kerala into an Islamic state. Karnataka High Court confirmed issues over Love Jihad circumstances as nicely. Mentioning the case of Dilshad of Meerut, who married a Hindu girl whereas pretending to be Amit Gurjar, CM Yogi mentioned that such circumstances have been outstanding in all districts of UP, together with Eta, Lucknow, Kanpur and others.
He narrated how Dilshad modified his title to Amit, married a Hindu girl and had a baby out of wedlock too. However, when his actual identification was revealed, he compelled his spouse to vary faith and settle for Islam. Later, he killed his spouse and daughter and buried them in his personal home. He mentioned that the anti-conversion regulation was launched to save lots of ladies from such atrocities. “It is not about the religion but about law and order,” he added.
UP has accomplished exceptionally nicely in Covid-19 administration
There are over 24 crore individuals in Uttar Pradesh. Compared to the remainder of the nation, it was anticipated that the state would see an explosion of Covid circumstances, however it didn’t occur. CM Yogi mentioned that at the moment, there are solely 2,000 energetic circumstances in UP which is a giant achievement.
He mentioned that when the primary case of Covid-19 was detected on March 4, 2020. At that point, UP was not ready for Covid administration and the affected person was despatched to Delhi for therapy. In the start, UP solely had the capability of 60 checks per day. There had been no PPE kits, no medicines, no infrastructure and no preparation to struggle the pandemic.
However, now UP is doing over 2 lakh checks per day. There isn’t any scarcity of PPE kits or infrastructure to struggle the pandemic. The state authorities additionally took the assistance of the sugar mills to fabricate hand sanitisers that additional helped in controlling the pandemic.
When in comparison with states like Delhi that solely has 10% of the inhabitants, the variety of deaths is lesser in UP. While Delhi has seen virtually 11,000 deaths on account of Covid-19, UP has solely seen round 8,000 deaths to date. Without taking Kejriwal’s title, he mentioned, “They only know how to give lessons to others, but they do not implement those lessons in their own state.”
CM Yogi mentioned that Home Minister Amit Shah needed to come ahead to take Covid administration in Delhi into his personal fingers because the Delhi authorities was failing miserably to manage the illness. On the opposite hand, UP was praised by the World Health Organization for its Covid-19 administration.
“As a yogi, nationalism is my only religion” – CM Yogi
When he was requested if he had any plan to advertise Uttar Pradesh as a Hindu state, CM Yogi mentioned that as a Yogi, his faith is nationalism. Hinduism is the identification of India. He mentioned the perfect side of Hinduism that practising Hindus would by no means impose their faith on anybody.
योगी के रूप में मेरा एक ही धर्म, और वो है राष्ट्रधर्म: यूपी सीएम @myogiadityanath#SeedhiBaat @PrabhuChawla pic.twitter.com/ZtozUXexlL— AajTak (@aajtak) February 27, 2021
He mentioned that there’s rather more to Uttar Pradesh than simply Taj Mahal and Agra. UP is blessed with among the oldest cities and civilisations. Varanasi, Kashi, Mathura, Ayodhya and others are among the examples. When PM Modi began his tenure in 2014, he gave a mannequin for growth, and in 2017 when the BJP authorities got here to UP, his mannequin of progress was applied within the state.
He mentioned that it’s important to attach with the historic significance of the cities. The concept behind altering the names of Faizabad to Ayodhya and Allahabad to Prayagraj has nothing to do with the faith, however it’s about connecting to the roots. It is about connecting the identification of recent cities with historical identification. People ought to know the historic significance of Uttar Pradesh.
Law and order has improved within the state
CM Yogi mentioned that everybody is equal within the eyes of the regulation. Neither criminals nor police could make legal guidelines in their very own hand. When he grew to become CM, he requested the criminals to decide on the suitable path or go away the state; in any other case, they are going to be killed. He mentioned that his warning labored, and a number of other criminals surrendered. They had been able to face the regulation and dwell a crime-free life.
When Prabhu Chawla mentioned that it looks as if he has gone smooth within the final 5 years, CM Yogi mentioned, “I was neither soft nor aggressive. The main concern has always been law and order in the state. Whatever is required to maintain law and order, we will do it.”
“It is about the teamwork” – CM Yogi
CM Yogi mentioned that the state had seen a progress due to the teamwork. A minister’s work is to kind legal guidelines and produce insurance policies. The work of bureaucrats is to implement these insurance policies and legal guidelines. It shouldn’t be doable to carry everybody to the desk and discuss to them directly. That’s why he meets everybody in numerous teams to make sure coverage implementation is ideal, and the outcomes are in entrance of everybody. He mentioned that he displays the whole lot and ensure each coverage is applied on the minuscule stage, as it’s his duty as a CM.
“People with vested interest are misleading farmers” – CM Yogi
While speaking concerning the agriculture legal guidelines, CM Yogi mentioned that anybody related to the Agriculture sector would haven’t any drawback with the just lately enacted three Agriculture legal guidelines. When the ordinance was handed in June 2020, the farmer leaders got here to satisfy him and thanked him for the legal guidelines as they met the calls for of late farmer chief Mahendra Singh Tikait. However, once they began protesting after 4 months, CM Yogi referred to as and requested them why they’re protesting. They replied as a result of Punjab is protesting, so they’re too. He mentioned this isn’t the best way to see the agriculture legal guidelines.
CM Yogi additional mentioned that individuals with vested curiosity are deceptive the farmers. He mentioned ‘aandolanjivi’ like Yogendra Yadav are like parasites. They solely know the right way to dwell on “farmers’ income and leftover of foreign powers.” He additional added that such ‘parjivis’ have little interest in the advantages of the farmers.
किसानों की मेहनत पर जीवित रहने वाले लोग या विदेशी झूठन पर जीवित रहने वाले लोग ही किसानों को गुमराह कर रहे हैं: यूपी सीएम @myogiadityanath#SeedhiBaat @PrabhuChawla pic.twitter.com/3UAnaQuacM— AajTak (@aajtak) February 27, 2021
CM Yogi mentioned that the state ran sugar mills even throughout Covid lockdown. In the final 4 years, UP has paid over Rs.1.25 lakh crore to farmers. It is greater than what SP and BSP governments paid in 10 years. The mills in UP run until there may be sugarcane within the discipline. If there’s a demand for sugar out there, the mills produce sugar and from the leftover produce, UP make ethanol. So far, UP has produced 261 crore litres of Ethanol.
UP has a historical past of contract farming. It is a mutual understanding between the company and the farmer. He gave the instance of Ram Ratan Halwai, who procures carrots from farmers, and it has been taking place for many years. In the identical approach, Baidyanath Group, one of many largest Ayurvedic medication producer in India, procures uncooked materials from western UP farmers for many years below contract farming. Neither the farmers nor the company ever confronted any drawback.
He mentioned that earlier than 2019, there was no MSP for corn. In 2019, PM Modi launched MSP for over 70 crops, together with corn. New procurement centres had been arrange for buy. As a end result, the price of corn in UP market rose from Rs.1100 per quintal to Rs.2200 per quintal as MSP was Rs.1800. The authorities is offering a aggressive market to the farmers by permitting them to promote crops wherever, and it’ll assist in rising the revenue of the farmers.
“BJP will win 2022 UP Assembly elections with 250 seats” – CM Yogi
When Prabhu Chawla mentioned that individuals come to take heed to Priyanka Gandhi in his rallies, CM Yogi mentioned nobody pays heed to the opposition. Everyone is aware of who visits to such rallies. He added that within the 2022 Assembly Elections, BJP would come again in energy and with the assist of affiliate events, it’ll lead the elections by profitable 350 seats.
सबका साथ, सबका विकास, सबका विश्वास है हमारा मॉडल: यूपी सीएम @myogiadityanath#SeedhiBaat @PrabhuChawla pic.twitter.com/UyPfVdW7Or— AajTak (@aajtak) February 27, 2021
The election shall be fought on Modi’s title and Yogi’s work. He mentioned that BJP believes in Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas. UP is engaged on changing into a self-reliant state. The intention is to make UP a one trillion financial system in coming years. BJP has ended politics primarily based on households, faith, caste and area. It is about progress for everybody and never only one household or a specific group any extra.
He mentioned that it isn’t true that he doesn’t work together with the opposition leaders. CM Yogi mentioned that they’d dominated the state for many years. They might need good concepts. I typically discuss to them to find out about their nicely being.
Improved state’s revenue and expenditure with out imposing extra tax
On February 23, CM Yogi introduced the fifth and final price range of his time period as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. While speaking concerning the 5.50 lakh price range through the interview, he mentioned that BJP had not imposed any new tax within the state because it got here into energy.
When he was requested how the state will handle the influx of funds with such an enormous price range, CM Yogi defined the modifications the state noticed within the final 4 years. He mentioned, throughout his tenure, he has labored extensively on stopping the leakage of funds by introducing know-how in numerous sectors.
He additional added that the per capita revenue has elevated within the state that has improved the spending energy of the individuals in Uttar Pradesh. His authorities has related over 50 lakh MSEM models to the banking system, enabling them to get funds for beginning or increasing their companies.
CM Yogi mentioned that each one these enhancements had been solely doable due to the state’s assist. UP authorities has applied the centre’s schemes dedicatedly within the state. As the implementation was accomplished on time, it helped in enhancing infrastructure within the state. Giving the instance of meals distribution, he mentioned that round 16 crore individuals profit from meals safety within the state.
UP was among the many first states to implement a “one nation one ration card” scheme that ensured UP’s residents can get ration whereas staying in any state throughout the nation. He mentioned that through the use of know-how in meals distribution, UP has to date saved Rs.1200 crore. Technology has performed an important position in placing a cease to the leakage of funds throughout distribution.
People of West Bengal deserve higher – CM Yogi
While speaking concerning the West Bengal elections, CM Yogi mentioned that the individuals of West Bengal deserve higher implementation of the central schemes.
बंगाल और असम चुनाव पर सुनिए क्या बोले यूपी सीएम @myogiadityanath#SeedhiBaat @PrabhuChawla pic.twitter.com/3j7TIerLrH— AajTak (@aajtak) February 27, 2021
When he was requested about polarization on the title of Bhagwan Ram, he mentioned saying “Jai Shri Ram” is Sanatan Sambhodhan, a approach of greeting in Sanatan Dharma. He additional added that Shri and Siya aren’t totally different. Shri is one other title of Mata Sita. He mentioned that BJP desires to carry again the nationalist glory of West Bengal whereas engaged on the problems related to the state.