Lucknow Dec 30 PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday invoked Lord Krishna in Pilibhit and said his government is reviving the flute industry in the district Work is going on to restore the flute which Lord Krishna had once played Your flute was recognised almost 5000 years ago by Lord Shri Krishna But the previous governments had forgotten this he said according to a BJP statement We have linked this industry flute with one district one product scheme so that local traditions could move forward Adityanath said addressing BJPs Jan Vishvas Yatra He added that establishment of industry will enable the local youth not to leave the place for jobs The chief minister said a number of schemes have been started for women and the Centre and the state government are giving a number of facilities to farmers Adityanath on this occasion inaugurated and laid the foundation of 70 projects worth Rs 380 crore PTI NAV RDK RDK

Lucknow Nov 22 PTI BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday compared Union minister Ajay Mishra with a terrorist and sought his arrest in connection with the death of four farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence The Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU leader also opposed the proposed inauguration of a sugar mill in Lakhimpur Kheri by the minister saying if he turns up there farmers wont take their sugarcane to the mill The violence had erupted on October 3 when farmers were protesting the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to Mishras native place Four agitating farmers were run over by a vehicle allegedly carrying BJP workers Four others including a journalist and two BJP workers were also killed in the violence that followed Ajay Mishras son Ashish Mishra has been named as accused in the case Addressing a kisan mahapanchayat here at Eco Garden Tikait said the arrest of the minister is one of their main issues He said attempts are being made to make the minister a hero from a qatil murdrer If terrorists from Kashmir can be lodged in the Agra jail then the murderer of farmers is also a terrorist and he too should go to the Agra jail Tikait said Referring to the proposed inauguration of the sugar mill by Mishra Tikait said if he goes there to inaugurate it then no sugarcane will be taken to the mill Rather farmers will take the sugarcane to the office of the district magistrate no matter how much losses they incur Tikait said Tikait said after December he will be visiting Lakhimpur Kheri for three days to meet families of the farmers killed in the violence PTI NAV RDK RDK

Lucknow Nov 21 PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hand over appointment letter to 310 doctors and stressed the need to focus on research If we do not take research forward then we will lag behind Research offers a number of possibilities I urge all of you to take research ahead he said addressing a function where appointment letters to 310 specialised doctors were given The UP chief minister also inaugurated 15 BSL-2 laboratories on this occasion He said I am thankful to PM Narendra Modi that under his leadership Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a medical hub I am happy that in 15 districts BSL-2 laboratories have been set up The laboratories will help in the testing of zika and dengue cases reported from some districts UPs Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh also spoke on this occasion PTI NAV RDK RDK

Lucknow Oct 26 PTI Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will be in Lucknow on October 29 and hold meetings over the upcoming UP Assembly elections a statement issued by the party said on Tuesday After reaching Lucknow he will address conveners and incharges of shakti kendras of the partys Awadh unit and also kick-start a membership drive UP BJP spokesperson Avneesh Tyagi said on an average shakti kendras can be defined as a combination of around 10 polling booths PTI NAV RDK RDK