No contractual work, Yogi tells BJP workers

Gorakhpur, March 26

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today asked all BJP office-bearers and public representatives not to undertake any contractual work and instead monitor them for effective execution.

He said the BJP’s unprecedented win in the recent Assembly elections had only increased the responsibilities of the party and its workers. “No office-bearer of the party or any public representative should undertake any contractual work (thekedaari). They should rather monitor them. And, if they find any discrepancy, they can inform me, so that action could be taken immediately against the guilty,” he said.

Addressing people at the BJP’s regional office on the second day of his Gorakhpur visit, he said: “After victory, a number of important works have to be accomplished. The people of the state have reposed their faith in us, and the onus is on us to meet their expectations, while ensuring accountability of our actions.”

Adityanath also stressed the sense of responsibility and accountability among his ministerial colleagues.

“I am the CM. (Surya Pratap) Shahi ji is Cabinet minister. But the post of CM or Cabinet Minister is not meant for flaunting. In fact, it is an indicator of one’s responsibility and accountability towards the public, which elected you with an overwhelming majority,” he said, pointing towards some ministers present there.

The CM, who is still the local MP, urged the party to gear up for the 2019 LS elections.

Underscoring the need for improved work culture, the CM also said people who were prepared to work for 18-20 hours a day are “most welcome” to join him, the rest are free to leave. “Time has come that we should work 18-20 hours a day. There is no time for any entertainment (mauj masti),” he said.

He also urged the people to help him break the negative image of UP. “For the past few years Uttar Pradesh has been defined as a state from whose boundaries begin darkness, from where the pot-holed roads begin and the place from where the women start to feel insecure. I was to break this mindset,” he said. — PTI