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Topic: CM 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. 

CM Adityanath removes district magistrate, police superintendent over Sonbhadra deaths

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The officials were removed from duty with immediate effect after the additional chief secretary (revenue) submitted a report on the deaths of 10 Gond tribals in Sonbhadra last month.

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Yogi govt approved a draft Private Universities Ordinance that vows action against those found indulging in “anti-national activities” on campus.

Noida TV channel journalists granted bail in case for airing ‘defamatory news’ against CM Yogi

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Three Nation Live scribes were held after the channel aired controversial content that 'defamed' the Uttar Pradesh CM.

Has Yogi govt failed to keep its promise of cleaning up law & order in Uttar Pradesh?

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BJP came to power in UP to end goonda raj but it’s Yogi’s police who are now running amok

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2 men arrested in Karnataka for allegedly posting video abusing HD Deve Gowda

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The arrests come at a time when there's a raging debate over liberty of citizens following the arrest of a journalist in Uttar Pradesh.

Supreme Court grants bail to journalist Kanojia, says right to liberty non-negotiable

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The Supreme Court bench said granting bail does not mean that it approves of the journalist's tweets or posts on social media.

Now, Yogi govt arrests farmer & village head for social media posts on ‘CM wedding video’

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Sharing the video of a woman proposing marriage to Yogi Adityanath had led to the arrest of journalists Prashant Kanojia, Anuj Shukla and Ishika Singh.
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