Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Adityanath Credits Government, Blames Congress-SP for Gorakhpur Problems
Yogi Adityanath spoke about how Gorakhpur has changed.
He said the city used to have more dirt, crime and fear.
He blamed earlier Congress and Samajwadi Party governments for those problems.
He said his government improved roads, bridges, schools and hospitals.
He also said a fertiliser factory reopened and many industries were created.
Adityanath claimed that encephalitis, a serious disease, had been eliminated in the region.
He said poor families were receiving food, homes, toilets and cooking-gas connections.
He also promised more jobs and asked people not to fight over caste, region or language.
Yogi Adityanath blamed previous Congress and Samajwadi Party governments for Gorakhpur’s alleged filth, crime, disease and insecurity.
He said Uttar Pradesh has been curfew-free and riot-free since his government came to power in 2017.
Adityanath highlighted roads, railway overbridges, Ramgarh Tal redevelopment, institutions and the reopening of a fertiliser factory.
He claimed encephalitis had been eliminated from Gorakhpur and eastern Uttar Pradesh after hundreds of child deaths in the past.
The chief minister said more than 500 industries created about 50,000 jobs in Gorakhpur and promised appointment letters for one lakh youths within six months.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, referring to previous Congress and Samajwadi Party governments.
- What
- Adityanath described Gorakhpur’s development under his government and blamed earlier governments for the city’s past problems.
- When
- Wednesday, September 16; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- He was addressing people after an event and highlighting his government’s record in security, infrastructure, disease control, welfare and employment.
Adityanath’s Government
Previous Congress-SP Governments
Gorakhpur’s past problems
Adityanath’s Government
Adityanath said his government improved security and removed filth, crime, fear, mosquitoes and encephalitis from the city and region.
Previous Congress-SP Governments
Adityanath attributed the earlier problems to what he called the “dirty mindset” of Congress and Samajwadi Party governments, which he said had allowed criminal activity and failed to address encephalitis adequately.
Law and order
Adityanath’s Government
Adityanath claimed Uttar Pradesh is now curfew-free and riot-free, with criminals either in jail or having left the state.
Previous Congress-SP Governments
The report presents no response from Congress or the Samajwadi Party to these claims.
- Speaker
- Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Government change
- Adityanath said his government came to power in 2017.
- Disease claim
- He said encephalitis had been eliminated from Gorakhpur and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- Industrial employment
- He claimed more than 500 industries had been established in Gorakhpur, employing around 50,000 youths.
- Planned appointments
- He said appointment letters would be given to one lakh youths over the next six months.
- Infrastructure cited
- Four-lane roads, railway overbridges, a flyover and the redevelopment of Ramgarh Tal.
- Welfare benefits cited
- Free ration, housing, toilets, LPG connections and pensions for specified vulnerable groups.