CM Yogi unveils statue of ex-PM Charan Singh on his 116th birth anniversary

Ghaziabad: Stating that he is a true follower of the farmer leader, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the statue of late former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his 116th birth anniversary in Patla town here on Sunday.

Addressing farmers here, Yogi said that he had waived off farm loans of Rs. 36,000 crore. He said that his government in the state took strict action against criminals and for the same reason communities here are feeling safe.

He declared that no community should be worried as his government is wholly responsible for their safety.

Observed as Kisan Divas in Patla, the birth anniversary celebrations were attended by Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Ghaziabad MP and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh.

Adityanath also inaugurated 20 developmental projects worth Rs. 310 crore here, including a degree college in Sara village in Modinagar for which a grant of Rs. 176 crore has been sanctioned.