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Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Yogi Adityanath asks police to keep strict watch on urban Naxals, associated organisations
After the success of Operation Sindoor, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to tighten security measures and said there is a need for heightened vigilance against 'urban Naxals' and associated organisations. He also asked for strict action against criminals, cow smuggling and illegal mining in the border districts of Varanasi zone. '...there should be tight security measures. There is a need for heightened vigilance against urban Naxals and affiliated organisations. Strict and swift action against such elements,' he said. He issued these instructions during a review meeting on the law-and-order situation and progress of projects in Varanasi. The meeting was held at the Circuit House. He also directed officials to arrange adequate number of CCTV cameras under the Safe City project and ensure verification of suspicious persons. The vehicles seized from cattle smugglers and their contacts should be auctioned as per rules, he added. The chief minister, who arrived in the city on a two-day visit, was informed by divisional commissioner S Rajalingam that 60 projects worth about ₹14,000 crore are under construction in the district. Commissioner of police Mohit Agarwal briefed the chief minister about the law-and-order situation. On the slow progress of some projects, the chief minister directed UP State Construction Corporation, UPPCL, PWD, Jal Nigam Urban and Rural and Setu Nigam to improve their working methods and complete the works. He also asked officials to speed up restoration work of the Varuna river. Calling for steps to keep roads free of encroachment and avoid inconvenience to commuters, he directed officials to select suitable places for bus, taxi and rickshaw stands. He also directed the municipal corporation to clean all drains before the rains and remove silt. During the meeting, MLC Dharmendra Rai gave suggestions to the chief minister for improving the traffic system, saying the wholesale markets of Varanasi should be organised for this. CM OFFERS PRAYERS, GIFTS CHOCOLATES TO KIDS, MEETS YOUNG LASSI VENDOR Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples in Varanasi on Monday. Besides performing puja at the sanctum sanctorum of the Kashi Vishwanath temple, he greeted devotees on the temple premises. He also offered worship at the Kaal Bhairav temple. Cabinet minister Anil Rajbhar, MLA Saurabh Srivastava, Tribhuvan Ram, Legislative Council member Hansraj Vishwakarma and were present during the chief minister's temple visit. The chief minister gave chocolates to children while returning from the Kaal Bhairav Temple. On seeing a boy making lassi at a shop, the chief minister went to him and asked about his well-being and his studies. Giving him chocolates, he asked him to study diligently. The chief minister also enquired about the well-being of people at the shop.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Op Sindoor: Need heightened vigilance against 'urban naxals', says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Following the success of Operation Sindoor , Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to tighten security measures and said there is a need for heightened vigilance against "urban naxals" and affiliated organisations. "...there should be tight security measures. There is a need for heightened vigilance against urban Naxals and affiliated organisations. Strict and swift action against such elements," he said at a high-level meeting with public representatives and administrative officials at the Circuit House in chairing the meeting, Adityanath also said that no one should be forced to wander unnecessarily for birth or death certificates, and such services must be delivered within the stipulated were also told to clamp down on looting and chain snatching the law and order situation, the CM instructed strict action against cow smuggling and illegal mining in the border districts of the Varanasi zone, and directed the auction of confiscated vehicles used by cow smugglers as per legal also expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of some projects and instructed departments such as the UP State Construction Corporation, UPPCL, PWD, and the urban and rural wings of Jal Nigam to speed up called for faster progress on the rejuvenation of the Varuna River and the tender process for the upcoming integrated divisional office at the Commissionerate better functioning by the municipal corporation and development authority, he ordered improved drinking water supply and sanitation in both urban and rural areas amid the summer also instructed for the removal of encroachments from roads and the identification of suitable sites for bus, taxi, and rickshaw stands to facilitate smooth traffic the Safe City initiative , he directed the installation of sufficient CCTV cameras and verification of suspicious individuals, alongside ensuring swift action on incidents and strict enforcement of zero tolerance against also reviewed the Kazzakpura flyover project and instructed coordination with railway officials for its the 'Har Ghar Nal se Jal' scheme, he directed rural Jal Nigam officials to conduct inspections of four villages each, along with public representatives, to check work quality and road cutting said the airport expansion should not hinder local movement and called for the timely disposal of revenue disputes based on the international cricket stadium under construction at Ganjari, he directed the development authority to expedite the township and connectivity works around Commissioner S. Rajalingam informed that 60 projects worth around Rs 14,000 crore are under construction in the Adityanath arrived in Varanasi on Monday. Besides chairing the meeting, he had offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Kaal Bhairav temple.
