Secularism doesn’t mean being obsessed with one religion: CM Yogi

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accused the previous governments in the state of discrimination based on caste and religion and said that secularism does not mean being obsessed with one particular faith. The chief minister also claimed that due to vote bank politics, patriots like Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan and Abdul Hamid did not find their due place in textbooks.

During a discussion in the UP Legislative Council, he alleged, “If we are really secular, then this doesn’t mean we should be obsessed with one particular community.”

Attacking the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, he alleged the previous governments in UP had divided the society on the basis of caste and religion. “Our government believes in ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. There is no caste or religion for us,” he said.

He also expressed concern over the exodus of youth from the state. Our government will ensure they get respectable jobs in the state, he said. “Technical and vocational education along with skill development training will be imparted, so that 7-10 lakh youngsters can be given jobs.”