UP civic poll results a stamp of approval for PM Modi's policies: Yogi Adityanath at Agenda Aaj Tak

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today hailed the landslide victory for the BJP in state civic polls as a stamp of approval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies. "More than five crore population has expressed their confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is vote for the economic reforms of Narendra Modi," Yogi Adityanath said. UP chief minister also rejected the Opposition's charge that EVMs were tampered. He said, "Only those people are complaining of EVM tampering who might have benefited from such thing. I read the statement of (SP leader) Naresh Agrawal who blamed EVM for our victory."

"I want to ask Naresh Agrawal that does he believe that his son (Nitin) won the election due to faulty EVM. If so, he should ask him to resign and go for fresh election," Yogi Adityanath said. Responding to Congress's loss in Amethi, Yogi Adityanath said, "For congress, the UP civic polls should be an eye opener. The Congress has been wiped out. Rahul Gandhi could not even get his party win in Amethi."

"Rahul Gandhi has become a bechara, he has become a laughing stock due to his acts and speech. Congress believes if it has to lose a state election, it sends Rahul Gandhi there," Yogi Adityanath said. "The Congress has tried dividing Hindu society between janeudhari and non-janeudhari Hindus. He becomes Catholic Christian when he goes outside and visits temples if there is Gujarat election," Adityanath said adding that he has evidence to prove that the Congress vice-president calls himself Christian abroad. Adityanath further said, "For four generations, Rahul Gandhi's family has been representing Amethi. They could not get an office of DM, CMO in Amethi. But, in Gujarat, he questions development there. He has no locus standi to question development brought in Gujarat by the successive BJP governments."

Yogi Adityanath also rejected the charge that extra-judicial killings were happening in Uttar Pradesh. Responding to the recent NHRC notice over extra-judicial killings in UP, Yogi Adityanath said, "We will respond to the notice, but, criminals should not expect leniency from UP administration." On the question of building Ram temple at Ayodhya through dialogue, the UP chief minister said, "I met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar but that was a courtesy call, I feel the stage of mediation for building Ram temple is over. I think we have crossed that stage. Now, we should wait for Supreme Court's judgment."