“People forced to pay ₹25,000 to ₹50,000 for LPG cylinder connection: UP CM Yogi slams Congress | Details | Today’s News
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against the Congress-led UPA government, saying that during the tenure of the previous government, people were forced to pay between ₹25,000 a ₹50,000 to get LPG cooking gas cylinder connection.
He made these remarks at an event in Lucknow where LPG refill subsidy was distributed to over 1.89 lakh beneficiaries, where the UP government announced that eligible families under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will get one free LPG cylinder on Diwali and Holi.
UP CM slams Congress over LPG scheme
Under this regime, it is allocated ₹1,500 crore has been spent on distribution of LPG cylinder refill subsidy to eligible families.
Addressing the gathering, he said, “Remember the time before 2014; under the Congress government, getting a cooking gas connection was an uphill battle and there were numerous difficulties. One would often have to pay so much ₹25,000, ₹35,000, or even ₹50,000 in black money for getting a single (LPG) connection.”
He added, “During the Congress rule, one had to face a lot of hardship to get a single gas connection. We have provided free gas connection to poor families and that is good governance.”
Adityanath further said that good governance is when the benefits of government schemes reach the people standing at the very bottom of the social ladder, without any discrimination. He continued: “Funds that were previously lost to bribery and unnecessary spending are now becoming savings for poor families.”
46 crore people moved above poverty line: UP CM
Referring to a recent World Bank report, the UP CM noted that around 46 million people in the country have risen above the poverty line and reached a position where they can lead a normal and prosperous life.
Sharpening his criticism of the Congress-led UPA’s tenure, Yogi noted, “Look at the tenure of the governments before 2014 and after. Before 2014, the youth were unemployed; farmers were forced to commit suicide; the poor were forced to face death by starvation. People had no jobs and women had no avenues for self-reliance and independence, the development of the country was stopped. Development was stopped. Scandals are rampant as fraud Commonwealth Games, 2G (Spectrum) Scam and Coal Scam But after 2014, Modi ji effectively stopped corruption and these scams only strengthened the trust people reposed in Modi ji.
After shedding light on the situation in the country before Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, he also elaborated on the state of Uttar Pradesh before he was elected as the Chief Minister. He noted: “Forget festivals or something as basic as a gas bottle for cooking, people were just fighting to protect their own property.”
Two-engine government focused on women’s safety: Yogi Adityanath
He went on to say that riots would begin even before the celebrations could begin, with riots, curfews and chaos across the state. The UP CM also “assured” women that the twin-engine government is working fast to make them self-reliant, ensure their safety and protect their dignity and rights. After highlighting the efforts made by the “twin-engine” government, including providing access to good education and ensuring women’s safety, he added that the state government would soon introduce a special package to make women self-reliant.
(with input from agencies)
