Two days after being sworn in as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving him the responsibility and said the Union government's development schemes are an example for the world.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as an icon and set an example in the world," Yogi Adityanath said while addressing the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament.
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"My govt will be for everyone, not specifically for any caste or community," he added.
The Gorakhpur MP thanked PM Narendra Modi for sanctioning an AIIMS in Gorakhpur, which he has represented five times.
He said that the note ban has not affected the country's economy. "Despite the note ban, India's economic growth is on the rise," he said.
Highlighting that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has re-energised the country's economy, he said that the Union government has always been poor-friendly.
"Jan dhan yojna demonstrates government's commitment to the poor," he said, adding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has re-energised the country's economy.
Adityanath also took a dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that their alliance was the reason behind their defeat.
"I am a year younger than Rahul Gandhi and a year older than Akhilesh Yadav. I came between their jodi (alliance). That is why the alliance failed," he said.
Yogi Adityanath was sworn in on Sunday, days after the BJP scored a massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh election.
Earlier in the day, Adityanath met President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP chief Amit Shah to discuss the distribution of portfolios in his government.
