Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Yogi Targets SP Over JPNIC, Highlights Uttar Pradesh Development
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke at a rally in Deoria.
He criticized the Samajwadi Party’s earlier government over a large building project called JPNIC in Lucknow.
He said the project became much more expensive than planned and was still unfinished.
He also alleged that more public money might have been spent on it before it was given to a private company.
These were claims made by Yogi Adityanath at the rally.
He said his government had helped control encephalitis and opened medical colleges in Deoria and Kushinagar.
He also promoted free bus travel for women over 60 and one accompanying passenger.
Yogi further said Uttar Pradesh was safer and that development work in Deoria had been approved.
Yogi Adityanath accused the previous Samajwadi Party government of financial irregularities and mismanagement over Lucknow’s JPNIC project.
He claimed JPNIC’s estimated cost rose from Rs 200 crore to Rs 864 crore while the facility remained incomplete.
Yogi alleged the project could have required another Rs 900 crore to Rs 1,000 crore before being transferred to a private company.
He highlighted free bus travel for women above 60 and one accompanying passenger, along with medical colleges in Deoria and Kushinagar.
The chief minister claimed his government had controlled encephalitis, reduced mafia activity and approved all proposed works for Deoria.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Samajwadi Party and its leadership, including Akhilesh Yadav.
- What
- Yogi Adityanath criticized the previous Samajwadi Party government over JPNIC and promoted his government’s healthcare, infrastructure, women’s travel and law-and-order initiatives.
- When
- Saturday; the free bus travel scheme was launched on August 26.
- Where
- A rally in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh; the JPNIC project discussed is in Lucknow.
- Why
- Yogi Adityanath sought to contrast his government’s reported initiatives with what he alleged was corruption and mismanagement under earlier governments.
Yogi Adityanath’s allegations and claims
Previous government’s record as characterized in the speech
JPNIC spending and management
Yogi Adityanath’s allegations and claims
Yogi Adityanath alleged that the previous Samajwadi Party government spent Rs 864 crore on JPNIC after an initial Rs 200 crore estimate, left it incomplete and planned further public spending before transferring it to a private company.
Previous government’s record as characterized in the speech
The article reports no response from the Samajwadi Party or other representatives of the previous government to these allegations.
Encephalitis response
Yogi Adityanath’s allegations and claims
Yogi Adityanath claimed that more than 50,000 people died from encephalitis over four decades because successive Samajwadi Party and Congress governments failed to address the problem adequately.
Previous government’s record as characterized in the speech
The article provides no counterargument or independent assessment from those earlier governments regarding the encephalitis allegations.
Development and law and order
Yogi Adityanath’s allegations and claims
Yogi Adityanath said his government had controlled encephalitis, expanded medical education, dismantled mafia activity, improved security and approved proposed works in Deoria.
Previous government’s record as characterized in the speech
These statements are claims made by the chief minister; the article does not include an opposing evaluation of the government’s development or law-and-order record.
- Speaker
- Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Project discussed
- Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre in Lucknow
- JPNIC initial estimate
- Rs 200 crore
- JPNIC expenditure claimed by Yogi
- Rs 864 crore, while the project remained incomplete
- Additional spending alleged
- Rs 900 crore to Rs 1,000 crore
- Travel initiative
- Free Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus travel for women above 60 and one accompanying passenger
- Healthcare initiatives cited
- Medical colleges in Deoria and Kushinagar, and claimed efforts to control encephalitis
