We are taking youth from sword to pen: CM in Ballia

Varanasi: Addressing a public meeting in Ballia, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Before 2017, the state in which politics of appeasement was practised, today there is politics of empowerment for every individual. Some people gave kattas (country made pistols) instead of pens to the youth, and we are giving them tablets. Times have changed today and we are taking the youth from sword to pen. We are making them skilled by connecting them with technology.”
Highlighting the significance of Ballia, the CM said, “The country got its independence in 1947 but Ballia had declared independence in 1942. Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Ujjwala Yojana in 2016 from here to provide LPG connection to every household,” he said.
He added, “People’s perception of India has changed today and they believe that India is the fastest growing economy in the world. The world believes that if there is a crisis, PM Modi will act as a saviour. Modiji is known as ‘Sankat Mochan’ (trouble-shooter). The world believes that the youth of India will do the best wherever they are, but before 2014 such a situation did not exist.” tnn