Yogi Adityanath government completes 100 days in UP

LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath today completed 100 days in office as Uttar Pradesh chief minister but it was a low-key anniversary with no big event to showcase the achievements of his government.

The BJP government, which assumed office on March 18 after bagging 325 of the 403 Assembly seats along with its allies, faces major challenges, some of the biggest being raising funds for the farm loan-waiver and law and order issues. 

The finance department is trying to offload the fiscal burden of nearly Rs. 36,369 crore as farm loan-waiver, a major poll promise of the BJP. This, coupled with Rs. 34,000 crore for the implementation of the seventh pay commission recommendations, has put an additional burden of Rs. 70,000 crore on the state's treasury, an official said. 

Distribution of free laptops among students, mentioned in the BJP manifesto, is another unfinished promise. The scheme was inaugurated on March 19 but there is no launch date yet. 

"Two months of the Adityanath government have not sent out any strong message on any of the issues which were part of BJP's campaign - improved law-and-order situation and better administration," he said. 

Refuting criticism on law and order, state cabinet minister Shrikant Sharma said, "A special cell will be constituted in the CM's office for crime-monitoring, which will be done personally by the CM." 

"SP leaders, who have carried criminals and rapists with them in their cars, should introspect," he added. Since taking office on March 19, the Yogi Adityanath government has recommended CBI probes into several projects of the previous regime led by Akhilesh Yadav.