UP CM Yogi Adityanath

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Table of Content: 

1. Early Life of Yogi Adityanath
2. Political Journey of Yogi Adityanath
3. Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath
4. Achievements of the Yogi Adityanath Government
5. Facts about Yogi Adityanath
6. Famous Yogi Adityanath Quotes or famous quotes said by Yogi Adityanath
7. Books written by Yogi Adityanath
8. Books on Yogi Adityanath

Early Life of Yogi Adityanath:

Yogi Adityanath is the Chief Minister of India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh. He is a well-known personality. His real name was Ajay Singh Bisht which he left after becoming a Yogi. Yogi Adityanath was born on 5 June 1972 in Panchur, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Anand Singh Bisht was his father. Yogi Adityanath's father was a forest ranger, died on 20 April 2020 due to a chronic illness. Savitri Devi is the mother of Yogi Adityanath. Yogi Adityanath has completed his graduation degree in Mathematics from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand. In the year 1990, he left his home and became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath, the head of the Gorakhpur Math. There he took initiation into the Nath tradition, was given the name "Yogi Adityanath" and was later declared the successor of Mahant Avaidyanath.

Political Journey of Yogi Adityanath:

After succeeding Mahant Avaidyanath, Yogi Adityanath contested and won the first election from BJP in 1998 and became the youngest member of Lok Sabha at the age of 26 from Gorakhpur constituency. After that Yogi Adityanath founded Hindu Yuva Vahini which is very popular in Eastern Uttar Pradesh for its work. After that Yogi Adityanath has won 5 consecutive Lok Sabha elections from his constituency Gorakhpur in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014. Yogi Adityanath's attendance in the 16th Lok Sabha was 77% and he participated in 56 debates, asked about 284 questions and made introductions. Presented 3 Private Member Bills

Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath:

Yogi Adityanath was a star campaigner in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The BJP won that election with an absolute majority and later, pleased with his efforts and dedication towards the party, Yogi Adityanath was appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He took oath on 18 March 2017.

Achievements of the Yogi Adityanath Government –

(As per A 64-page booklet titled “Chunotiyon main talaashe avsar” issued by UP Government in 2021)

• The Uttar Pradesh Government is trying to empower the Police Station and also done infrastructural changes. The Yogi Adityanath Government has established around 59 Police Station, 4 women Police Station, 16 Cybercrime Police Station in Uttar Pradesh in recent years. The government is also working to establish forensic labs in 18 different ranges. The government has adopted a ZERO Tolerance Policy for crimes cases. Current Government giving special attention to women security.
• Yogi Adityanath lead State Government has successfully brought a multifarious change in every field in the state.
• Whenever someone has broken or tried to broke the law, the state government took swift action against that which has set a standard and due to this, there have been no riots in the last 4 years. Now the image of Uttar Pradesh is changing and Uttar Pradesh has become one of the best places to invest in India.
• In the last 4 years, Uttar Pradesh Governments has paid 1.27 Lakh Crore to the Sugarcane Farmers.
• Many important steps have been taken by Yogi Adityanath Government in recent years due to this Uttar Pradesh is on the verge of becoming the biggest economy in India. Per Capita income in UP is also doubled. The unemployment rate in UP has down to 4.1% as per the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), in 2017 it was 17.5%.
• Uttar Pradesh has reached the Second Position in India of the Ease of Doing Business ranking. This happened because the government has implemented around 500 reforms under the Business Reform Action Plan.
• Even in Covid-19 Corona pandemic UP has received around Rs 45,000 crore proposals for investment due to its policies.
• More than 2.4 crore farmers of the state have received Rs 27,134 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan) through the DBT scheme.
• The Uttar Pradesh Government lead by Yogi Adityanath has done extraordinary work during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Though Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India despite the Yogi Adityanath Government has done great work. World Health Organisation (WHO) and NITI Aayog have praised the Uttar Pradesh Government for their COVID-19 management strategy.  

Facts about Yogi Adityanath:

• Yogi Adityanath left his home at the age of 21.
• Yogi Adityanath actively participated in the Ram Mandir movement during the 1990s.
• In 1998, he became an MP from the Gorakhpur constituency. At that time he was the youngest member of Lok Sabha and till now he has won 5 times from Gorakhpur.
• Hindu Yuva Vahini was founded by Yogi Adityanath. It is a group of social, nationalist and cultural people.
• Yogi Adityanath is an animal lover.
• Yogi Adityanath became the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 19 March 2017.
• Yogi Adityanath and BJP: BJP is the party with which Yogi Adityanath has been associated since the beginning but he has a sweet and sour relationship with the BJP. In 2010, he went against the party on the Women's Reservation Bill. During the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, there was a conflict between the BJP and Yogi Adityanath.
• Yogi Adityanath cannot tolerate wrongdoings of anyone or wrongdoings of any person of any religion.

Famous Yogi Adityanath Quotes or famous quotes said by Yogi Adityanath:

• Secularism in India is maintained because of the Hindus.
• There is no reason to be afraid of me and my government. I am here for the welfare of the people and to give good governance to the people.
• I am a Hindu and I am proud of it.
• I have said time and again that my government will always work for the advancement of all citizens of Uttar Pradesh irrespective of caste or religion.
• Before our government, people had lost faith in the government. We are trying to get that confidence back and also create a sense of hope and confidence that good governance and development will be back on track, which will be my biggest achievement.
• Some people in India want to increase corruption and immorality by using caste.
• Our government is not intoxicated with power. Our government is concerned for the progress of the poor, downtrodden, exploited, farmers, women, people living in villages and every section of the society.
• Only BJP can build Ram temple.
• Congress has disrespected the culture, tradition and heritage of the country by linking Hindus with terrorism. Congress should apologize to the country.
• If someone tampers with history, then I believe that this crime is no less than treason.
• When the sun gives light and energy, it never sees any caste or religion, it gives equal light and energy to all. Even after knowing this some people still associate it with communalism, then such people should stay in any room of their house as long as there is sunshine.
• If Bombay's name can be changed to Mumbai, Banglore's name can be changed to Bangaluru, Madras's name can be changed to Chennai, and Calcutta's name can be Kolkata then there isn't any reason why Allahbad can't become Prayagraj and Faizabad's name can't become Ayodhya. Our sole purpose to rename these places is to bring back the real identity of these places. We are very pleased that people have supported us in it.
• Victory or defeat is an integral part of our lives and it has its own importance. One should never be arrogant in victory and nor should despair in defeat.

Books written by Yogi Adityanath –

• Hatha Yoga: Form and Sadhana
• Raja Yoga: Form and Sadhana

Books on Yogi Adityanath -

• The Monk Who Became Chief Minister: The Definitive Biography of Yogi Adityanath by Gupta and Shantanu
• Yogi Adityanath: The Rise of Saffron Socialists by Kumar and Praveen
• Yogi Adityanath: The Twist of Spiritualism and Political Realism by Adhikari and Shekhar