"Daughters Can Roam Fearlessly At Night": Minister Praises Yogi Adityanath
NDTV
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan praised Yogi Adityanath's government in UP, saying it has worked to crack down on goondaraj, corruption and mafia in the last 5 years.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday released the list of candidates for the first and second phase of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls and said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made Uttar Pradesh a riot-free state.
Expressing confidence in retaining power with a big majority, Mr Pradhan released the list of candidates and said, "UP was once known as BIMARU state, today the same UP has emerged as number-1 in the form of development in the country."
The names are for 107 constituencies which will go to the polls in the first two phases on February 10 and 14: 83 are current MLAs of the party and 21 individuals are new candidates.
The list was released during a press conference by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh at party headquarters in New Delhi.
