Uttar Pradesh polls: ‘Bulldozer Baba’ and his whirlwind tour of the heartland
As Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s chopper descends on the ground for a public meeting in Sewata assembly constituency in Sitapur district, the crowd cheers, chanting ‘Bulldozer Baba Zindabad….Zindabad.’
It’s 1.55 p.m., and a large crowd is waiting to hear the CM, who is there to solicit support for the sitting BJP MLA from Gyan Tiwari.
Yogi is having a busy day, as this is his third rally since the morning, and he has three more scheduled before meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the BJP headquarters in Lucknow later in the evening.Justification for the use of the word “Though they have become a multi-faceted brand like ‘tamanchawadi’ and ‘dangawadi,’ they are terrorists because a relative of a terror accused in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case, who has been convicted, is seen campaigning for the Samajwadi Party in Azamgarh,” Yogi says of the “socialists.” He has a photograph of himself with the SP chief.
“When asked why he uses the bulldozer so frequently, Yogi responds, “UP needs a pen more than a bulldozer.” “For the people of the state, the bulldozer is a symbol of progress. It is now a brand. A bulldozer can be used to build roads and buildings, as well as to demolish an illegal structure.”
He explains how his government did its part to help the poor and oppressed. The CM read the day’s newspaper before leaving for Sewata, followed by a light breakfast. He then met with secretariat officials at his official residence on a daily basis.
In response to a question about Priyanka’s support for Lalu Yadav, Yogi says that while there are no elections in Bihar right now, everyone has seen Lalu’s misrule in the state. On the court’s orders to the UP government to withdraw notices issued to anti-CAA protesters, he says, “We will not withdraw the notices.” The procedure should not be carried out through administrative officials, according to the court.
We have already established tribunals in Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Meerut for this purpose. The procedure will now be carried out through tribunals.”
Updated by Deveshi Gupta