In a scathing attack on the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said it is their (Opposition) “sanskar” (values) that they are cursing their heritage and commenting on Lord Ram and Tulsidas, the great saints of the Middle Ages, whose legacy has drawn people from all over the world.

“When Tulsidas ji started writing Ramcharit Manas, the book itself was stolen. No matter how big the problem is, with God’s grace, no one can do anything wrong. In the medieval period, he composed Ramcharit Manas, which guided India. This religious book frees people from the bondage of slavery,” he said in the state legislative council while participating in the budget debate on Thursday.

Yogi Adityanath went on to claim, “In the court of Akbar, Tulsidas had said ‘I have only one king.  I don’t regard anyone as a king besides Shri Ram.’ Where did the populace throw those who insulted Ram in Uttar Pradesh? Those who used to say that even a bird cannot be killed in Ayodhya can see a grand temple of Lord Rama is going to be built there. In 2024, when Lord Ram will sit in his grand temple, India, along with the whole world, will feel proud of our cultural heritage,” the CM asserted.

Later, CM Yogi Adityanath listed the achievements of the government in the legislative council.

The Chief Minister focused on the Global Investors Summit that concluded in February. He said the UP Investors Summit was held in February 2018. Now, in 2023, it has happened again. Earlier, where proposals of Rs 4.68 lakh crore used to come to the state, today proposals of Re 35 lakh crores have come in UP. Proposals worth lakhs of crores have been received in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand.

Team UP has worked tirelessly for six years to change the perception about the state. We now have better connectivity, with expressways, rail networks, and air networks. We formulated a sectoral policy and implemented it by creating an action plan. A policy was formulated, an anti-land mafia task force was formed, and a 64,000 hectare land bank was cleared of land mafia.

Yogi further stated that the BJP has returned to power in the state with two-thirds majority after successfully ruling it for five years. The 2016 budget was of Rs 3.29 lakh crore while it was Rs 3.40 lakh crore in 2017. After six years, we presented a budget of 6.90 lakh crore in the House, which is in line with the aspirations of the state’s 25 crore people. This budget depicts the evolution of the UP economy.

He said, “We  were successful in strengthening the state’s arrangements. The mantra of this government is “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas”. Development is visible in all areas by connecting villages, the poor, women, farmers, and youth. When there was an identity crisis among the youth, the mafia used to run a parallel government. Farmers were committing suicide, and their daughters were not safe.  Today’s UP youth are respected everywhere they go. Every village, locality, and district in UP, India’s heartland, is developing.

Targeting the opposition, CM Yogi said that “there are two ways to solve the problem: participate in it or run away from it. We have a problem-solving team. When we discuss Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, they discuss caste. When we discuss the Global Investors Summit, they bring up the subject of caste. Knowing all of this, the youth of UP experienced an identity crisis. In this regard, a great scholar once stated that the solution to the problem is determined by who your advisor is. Shakuni was Duryodhana’s advisor, and Shri Krishna was Arjuna’s.”