On Tuesday, July 30, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a powerful stance towards the Samajwadi Celebration (SP) whereas discussing the federal government’s actions towards unlawful encroachments in Lucknow’s Akbarnagar.
Throughout a session within the Uttar Pradesh Meeting, Adityanath responded to SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra from Lucknow Central, emphasizing the historic significance of Lucknow’s Gomti and Kukrail rivers. He identified that Akbarnagar, established in 1984, is predominantly composed of unlawful constructions that haven’t withstood authorized scrutiny in each the excessive courtroom and the Supreme Court docket.
“Now we have supplied rehabilitation for individuals who had been wrongly registered utilizing faux paperwork. Akbarnagar is now not a ‘nagar’ however has reworked into ‘Saumitra Van’,” Adityanath said. He defined that this modification was made to honor Lord Ram’s youthful brother, Lakshman, and to present Lucknow a definite identification.
Adityanath prompt that Mehrotra must be happy with the federal government’s efforts, together with the introduction of an evening safari within the UP capital. He remarked that whereas the federal government is investing funds, Mehrotra is benefiting from these initiatives and will categorical gratitude for such useful schemes.
The Chief Minister urged Mehrotra to go to Kukrail to witness its transformation from a drain to a river, highlighting the nationwide marketing campaign for river rejuvenation. “We frequently say that water is life, however can we think about life by destroying it?” he questioned.
Chief Minister’s Critique of Samajwadi Celebration
Adityanath criticized the SP for concurrently venerating the Gomti river as a “mom” whereas permitting it to turn out to be polluted. He known as on Mehrotra to commend the federal government’s efforts in rehabilitating the river.

In response to a question, Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Celebration of being related to a lot of the land mafia who exploited the poor. He talked about {that a} complete report has been requested relating to the intentions behind marking areas in Indraprastha Nagar and Pant Nagar. “If somebody acted with malicious intent, they are going to be held accountable. Nevertheless, if the markings had been precautionary, they serve to alert individuals concerning the rehabilitation of the Kukrail river,” he defined.
The demolition of unlawful constructions on the Kukrail riverbed in Akbarnagar was accomplished on June 19. Roughly 1,169 unlawful residential and 100 industrial properties had been demolished utilizing heavy equipment. The clearance of unlawful encroachments on 24.5 acres of land started in December of the earlier 12 months, ensuing within the demolition of over 1,320 unlawful constructions, together with non secular websites of each Hindu and Muslim communities.
Displaced households from Akbarnagar have been supplied various housing below the PM Awas Yojna in different components of Lucknow.
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