UP ministers reach out to people ahead of 2022 assembly elections in damage control exercise

The ministers have also been asked to review the preparations for the speculated third wave and visit the families of those who may have died of Covid-19.

Lucknow: In a major damage control exercise, all ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh have been asked to reach out to people ahead of the 2022 assembly elections in the state. The ministers have been asked to camp in development blocks in districts under their charge in June and July 2021, connect with party workers at the grassroots level, obtain feedback about government schemes, attend International Yoga Day programmes there on June 21 and join the booth level workers in listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s "Maan Ki Baat" programme at booths on June 27. The directives were communicated to them at a meeting of the council of ministers, chaired by Yogi Adityanath.