Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): With eyes on upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Paty has reeled out many policies to attract voters. However, in a freewheeling interview with ETV Bharat, on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said that the BJP does not work only for elections, instead the development of the society is the key agenda of the party.
The party works with an aim to free the state from casteism, regionalism, nepotism, communalism, and separatism, which works as a poison for society. The party also aims to prioritize the development of the education and health sector.
Taking a jibe at former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, he alleged meagre development was done in his reign. "At the time, when the BJP-led Yogi Adityanath government assumed responsibility, only four medical colleges were there in the state. But ever since the Yogi government came to power almost 30 medical colleges were established."
Sharma said, "During the tenure of Yogi government, five projects of expressways are at their final stage of completion. Metro railways have been operated in various cities. Every house of the state is facilitated with a water facility. Around 250 schools, 55 colleges, and 10 universities in Uttar Pradesh will soon be opened. Almost 1.61 lakh people have got direct or indirect employment in the state. The government has announced more than 4.5 lakhs job openings. "
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