TopicCM Yogi Adityanath

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.

‘God’s great job’ on GST collection, and Yogi’s focus on ‘love jihad’

Tenzin Zompa - 2 November, 2020

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Man booked for ‘objectionable’ Facebook post against PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath

PTI - 26 October, 2020

Police say the man shared a picture of Ravana's effigy on Facebook with photos of four leaders, including PM Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath, on it.

Arrest of Kerala journalist, 3 others UP govt’s move to hide Hathras case failures, CFI says

Bismee Taskin - 9 October, 2020

CFI, student wing of Popular Front of India, says arrest of the four is a strategy by UP govt to distract attention from its handling of the alleged gang-rape case in Hathras.

‘LAC’ at Hathras and who is pulling Chirag Paswan’s strings in Bihar

Tina Das - 5 October, 2020

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UP Police files FIR over conspiracy to trigger caste-based violence in Hathras

ThePrint Team - 5 October, 2020

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath tells ANI that opponents are 'conspiring against us by trying to lay a foundation for caste & communal riots through international funding'.

Aaj Tak says politicians using Hathras, Republic to make ‘biggest revelation’ about SSR case

Unnati Sharma - 5 October, 2020

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Hathras SP, 4 other cops suspended by Yogi Adityanath, will undergo narco test

PTI - 2 October, 2020

A senior government official said the action has been taken on the basis of a preliminary inquiry report of the Special Investigative Team.

Told Hathras DM to cremate body in the morning but he didn’t listen, BJP MP says

Shanker Arnimesh - 1 October, 2020

MP Rajvir Diler says he is ashamed over the gang rape incident and that he will request UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take action against the DM.

Covid kit ‘scam’ hits Yogi govt, opposition says SIT an eyewash as it has CM’s close officers

Prashant Srivastava - 14 September, 2020

The ‘scam’ came to light after BJP MLA from Sultanpur wrote to the CM. Soon reports of similar scam in other districts started pouring in. Govt says guilty won’t be spared.

Priyanka’s support to Kafeel Khan part of larger strategy to tap into ‘distanced’ UP Muslims

Fatima Khan - 7 September, 2020

Congress says it is reaching out to UP Muslims ‘abandoned' by SP & BSP, a move analysts describe as bold but one that will require consistent efforts.

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