Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a stern warning to opposition parties on Wednesday, cautioning them against extending support to illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants when the government moves to deport them. The Chief Minister made these remarks during the supplementary budget discussion in the ongoing winter session of the state Legislative Assembly.
A Direct Warning on Immigration
Speaking in the House, Adityanath explicitly stated, "I am warning you... do not come in support of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas when they are being shown the door." He asserted that crimes committed by such immigrants against Indian citizens, as well as atrocities against innocent Hindus in Bangladesh, are completely unacceptable.
The Chief Minister further alleged that opposition parties had previously facilitated illegal immigrants by helping them get registered as voters and obtain Aadhaar cards. He declared that a screening process would now be implemented to identify all such individuals.
Contrasting Reactions to International and Regional Violence
Adityanath launched a sharp critique of the opposition's selective outrage. He accused them of organizing candlelight marches for atrocities in Gaza while maintaining a conspicuous silence when a Dalit Hindu was reportedly set on fire in Bangladesh.
"You shed tears on the Gaza attack, but you fail to speak a single word when a Dalit youth is burnt alive in Bangladesh," the CM said. He challenged the opposition, stating they should have brought a motion in the Assembly to condemn the attack on the Hindu individual in Bangladesh.
Connecting the issue to historical politics, Adityanath claimed, "It is true that Bangladesh was formed due to your politics of appeasement. If Bangladesh and Pakistan were not formed, no Hindu would have been set on fire like this."
Broader Governance and Accusations
The Chief Minister's speech also covered other topics, including a rebuttal to opposition claims about the appointment of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) chairman. He defended the appointment of a former Director General of Police (DGP), stating the officer was tasked with tackling the education mafia, similar to how other mafias have been handled in the state.
Adityanath accused opposition parties of viewing everything, from farmers to Dalits, through the lens of vote-bank politics. He positioned his government as one that protects the innocent and deals strictly with those who take the law into their own hands.
On development, he claimed the previous Samajwadi Party regime had turned Uttar Pradesh into a "Bimaru" (sick) state due to policy paralysis. In contrast, he stated his government had transformed UP into a revenue-surplus state, attracting investment proposals worth Rs 45 lakh crore since 2017.
The CM also warned against encroachment on government land and highlighted infrastructure growth, noting that the state would soon account for 60 percent of the country's expressways, with 22 such projects in the pipeline.
To ensure transparency in budget implementation, the government has decided that after an initial 40-50 percent release, the remainder of funds for a project will be granted only after 75 percent of the earlier amount is utilized.
