Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared June 4 as the deadline to make the state ‘mafia-free’. Addressing an event in Lucknow, Mr. Adityanath asserted that the State government’s anti-mafia initiatives will reach a decisive juncture on June 4. The government will establish a fixed deadline to declare Uttar Pradesh a ‘mafia-free’ State.
The Chief Minister’s Office has issued a statement declaring that the properties amassed by notorious mafia figures will face confiscation. The seized assets will be redistributed to underprivileged segments of society, including the impoverished, orphaned, women’s shelters, and facilities catering to the needs of the differently-abled.
Mr. Adityanath emphasized the U.P. government’s strategies in combating such anti-social elements and mafia. He stated that hospitals and schools will be built on the illegal lands of the mafia. The Chief Minister asserted that the government’s action plan is ready for this two-phased crackdown, with the first phase involving a crackdown on the mafia and the second phase involving the confiscation of their properties.
Later, addressing a public meeting in Sitapur, Mr. Adityanath accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) of practicing dynastic politics. He described the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as that of ‘Rambhakts’ (devotees of Ram) and for the nation, contrasting it with the Opposition, which he termed as Ramdrohis (‘anti-Ram’).
Mr. Adityanath described the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya as the end of a wait that had lasted more than 500 years, and as a manifestation of India’s faith.
