UP jails no more fun centres for criminals: CM Yogi

In UP, jails are not fun entres for criminals and they have turned into "reform homes" for them. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday at a function at Sant Kabir Nagar district. There was a time when the power used to be a slave of mafias. Today the government bulldozers run on their houses," Adityanath said.The chief minister warned that his government will not let mafias have their say. "Our message to mafias is very clear. If mafias want to make the lives of the poor, farmers and traders hell, our government will not let this happen, he said.

Adityanath also accused the previous governments of making the state a synonym of dynastic politics, nepotism, appeasement, dacoity, hooliganism and riots ."The jobs for youths were auctioned and the poor were deprived of their morsels. Jobs were earlier mortgaged. If anyone tries to auction a job today, we will get their house auctioned," he added.The UP government has given over 4.5 lakh government jobs to youths on the basis of their merit, with complete transparency, the UP CM said, adding that recruitment for around 90,000 more government jobs is to start soon in UP. He reiterated that youths preparing for various competitions will get a 'competitive examination allowance' in the state.

The recruitment of 30,000 women policemen is an important step in this direction, the chief minister said, adding the government is continuously taking up several schemes like Mission Shakti, Kanya Sumangala and destitute women pension in their interest. The Uttar Pradesh government has also decided to distribute tablets along with digital access to youths of the state.