Early Times Report
Lucknow, July 17: CM Yogi Adityanath launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, stating, “The worshippers of Jinnah were changing the demography, and that is why migration was taking place from Kairana and Kandhla.” He cautioned local residents, saying, whenever the followers of Jinnah get an opportunity, they will divide you in the name of region and caste. They will indulge in corruption in development works. They will compromise the safety of daughters and traders. You must remain constantly vigilant against them.
The Chief Minister was addressing a public gathering on Friday after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of 89 development projects worth more than Rs 581 crore in the Kairana, Shamli and Thanabhawan Assembly constituencies. While giving details of the inaugurated and foundation-stone projects, he also spoke about the positive transformation witnessed in Shamli, Thanabhawan, and Kairana over the past 10 years.
The Chief Minister said that 5,000 years ago, before proceeding to the Dharma Yuddha of Kurukshetra, Lord Shri Krishna, the divine Lila Purushottam, had come to Hanuman Tila, rested there, and drunk its sacred water. He noted that Shamli and Kairana had shaken the foundations of British rule during the First War of Independence in 1857.
He also pointed out that Pandit Bhimsen Joshi of the Kairana Gharana had taken the tradition of Indian classical music to new heights.
The Chief Minister remarked that 10 years ago, people used to ask where Shamli district, which had become a symbol of terror and fear, was located. People migrated from Shamli, Kairana, and Kandhla. Mafiaraj prevailed here; nobody was safe. A conspiracy was being hatched to change the demography through mischief. Today, the sweetness of Shamli’s sugarcane has become famous. Under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the double-engine government is accelerating Shamli’s progress.
He observed that Shamli has now become the confluence of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, the Shamli-Ambala Expressway, and the Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway. He said, “If the energy of the district’s youth is channeled in a positive direction, the improved infrastructure and secure environment would make Shamli one of the richest and most prosperous districts in the NCR in the coming years. 10 years ago, the people of Shamli longed for electricity.”
He continues by saying, today, through the 400 KVA power station, Shamli has become a source of electricity supply for western Uttar Pradesh. 10 years ago, medical facilities were almost non-existent. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, people from Delhi and surrounding areas came to hospitals in Shamli for treatment. |
