Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh Poll Campaign Brings Yogi, SP Faceoff
Uttar Pradesh is seeing a heated political campaign.
The Samajwadi Party says law and order has become worse under the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
Yogi Adityanath disagrees and says the state is safer than it was before 2017.
He says his government has acted against hooliganism, land grabbing and riots.
He also says more than 9.5 lakh young people received government jobs.
In Gorakhpur, he opened a shelter for women who need a safe place to live.
The shelter can accommodate 100 women, including those facing domestic violence or abandonment.
Yogi also said that tuberculosis treatment has helped cure more than four lakh patients.
He claimed that deaths from encephalitis had fallen to zero after government action.
The Samajwadi Party accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of worsening law and order and raised the issue of “Chanda Chori.”
Yogi Adityanath defended the BJP’s record, saying Uttar Pradesh had moved beyond hooliganism, land grabbing, gun culture, curfews and riots since 2017.
Yogi claimed that more than 9.5 lakh young people had received government jobs through Mission Rozgar.
He inaugurated an Rs 8.05 crore women’s shelter in Gorakhpur with capacity for 100 women facing domestic violence, abandonment or other difficulties.
Yogi said government efforts had reduced encephalitis deaths to zero and that more than four lakh tuberculosis patients had been cured in Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Samajwadi Party are the main political figures in the dispute.
- What
- Yogi Adityanath defended the Bharatiya Janata Party government's record on law and order, jobs, health and public infrastructure while responding to Samajwadi Party criticism.
- When
- The remarks were made on Wednesday during the Uttar Pradesh election campaign.
- Where
- Yogi Adityanath spoke in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, while inaugurating a government women's shelter in Chargawan.
- Why
- The exchange came as parties campaigned and debated the record of the state government.
Samajwadi Party's Criticism
Yogi Adityanath's Defense
Law and order
Samajwadi Party's Criticism
The Samajwadi Party alleged that law and order had deteriorated under the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
Yogi Adityanath's Defense
Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh had been freed from hooliganism, land grabbing, gun culture, curfews and riots since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power.
Safety of women
Samajwadi Party's Criticism
The Samajwadi Party raised concerns about governance and safety while campaigning against the state government.
Yogi Adityanath's Defense
Yogi Adityanath said women and girls lacked safety before 2017 and cited the new women's shelter as support for women facing domestic violence or abandonment.
Government performance
Samajwadi Party's Criticism
The Samajwadi Party sought to challenge the government's record and raised the issue of “Chanda Chori.”
Yogi Adityanath's Defense
Yogi Adityanath highlighted claimed gains in jobs, connectivity, healthcare and support for women.
- Location
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Women's shelter cost
- Rs 8.05 crore
- Shelter capacity
- 100 women
- Government jobs claimed
- More than 9.5 lakh under Mission Rozgar
- MSME employment claimed
- 96 lakh MSME units employing more than three crore people
- Tuberculosis treatment
- More than four lakh patients reportedly cured
- Encephalitis deaths
- Yogi Adityanath said deaths had been reduced to zero