TopicChief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Topic: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath, born in 1972 as Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht, is a monk-turned-politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party or the BJP. He has been the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, having been in office for over nearly seven years — since March 2017.

Head priest at the Gorakhnath temple, he first joined politics when he was named in charge of managing the election campaign for former MP Mahant Avaidyanath.

Yogi Adityanath represents the Gorakhpur urban constituency in the state legislative assembly. First elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, he has served as the MP for Gorakhpur in the parliament. He was a member of the Legislative Council of the state between 2017 and 2022.

Yogi Adityanath cautions BJP workers to be on guard against those trying to stir riots

PTI - October 8, 2020

The CM struck the cautionary note amid govt's claim of attempts by some to instigate caste and communal violence in the wake of the alleged gang-rape of Dalit girl of Hathras.

Don’t know how to take a U-turn? Learn from TV channels on Rhea Chakraborty and Hathras cases

Shailaja Bajpai - October 8, 2020

In both the Sushant Singh Rajput and Hathras cases, men seem to be the victims and have ‘truth’ on their side.

Nitish Kumar’s alliance crisis and ‘scriptwriters’ of Hathras conspiracy theories

Tina Das - October 7, 2020

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SIT probing Hathras case gets 10-day extension to submit report by UP govt

PTI - October 7, 2020

A 3-member special investigation team, constituted on 30 September and led by Home Secretary Bhagwan Swarup, was initially given seven days by UP govt to submit its report.

Ex-BJP MLA Pehelwan, 100 others booked for organising crowd in support of Hathras accused

PTI - October 6, 2020

The meeting was held outside Pehelwan's house, where they defended the accused in the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman, and demanded registration of an FIR against her family members.

India Gate’s Section 144 ‘plaque’, & CM Adityanath shows us how to wear a mask

Tina Das - October 3, 2020

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Mahatma Gandhi’s reaction to current news, and what it means to be a ‘true’ Gandhian

Tina Das - October 2, 2020

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Hathras case ousts drugs, Bollywood & SSR as news channels take on Yogi’s UP government

Pia Krishnankutty - October 2, 2020

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

News channels’ diverted attention, and how ‘society’s mirror’ ignores farmers

Tina Das - September 30, 2020

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Yogi Adityanath’s Operation Durachari is another bad idea. Just like the Anti-Romeo squads

Jyoti Yadav - September 26, 2020

Whatever Yogi Adityanath’s masterstroke is, the central principle appears to be public shaming—it can unleash dangerous social vigilantism.

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Topic: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

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