CM felicitates entrepreneur Puneet Sharma
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the tribal communities got all their rights in UP, including housing , water and power, among others, after the BJP government came to power in the state in 2017
“In 2017, after our government was formed, we thought about the 55 villages of the Vantangiya community, recognised them and also provided all facilities to them, including voting rights. Earlier, they were exploited by police,” said the CM on Monday (April 21)
“There was no facility of ration card, power supply and road connectivity for 55 Vantangiya villages. But things changed after the BJP government came to power. All facilities were provided to all tribes including Tharu, Musahar, Kol and Gond,” said Adityanath .
He was speaking at an event to felicitate volunteers of the Guru Gorakhnath Health Service Yatra 5.0, organised by the National Medicos Organisation, a body run by the RSS that extends all kinds of medical aid to people, including tribals, living along the Indo-Nepal order.
Dattatreya Hosabale, general secretary) of the RSS, was also present.
Addressing the gathering, the CM said: “Before the BJP formed the government in the state in 2017, the Vantangiya tribals living in 55 villages did not have basic amenities.”
On the occasion, chief minister Yogi Adityanath felicitated entrepreneur Puneet Sharma who is into Pharmaceutical business.
Sharma was felicitated  for his contribution to the society and helping young entrepreneurs set up their enterprises.
“I will do whatever I can to promote young talent and set up their own start-up,” said Sharma. Â
Dattatreya Hosabale, RSS general secretary, congratulated Sharma.
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Also speaking on the occasion, Hosabale stressed on the need for social service. He narrated the example of the Covid pandemic when the society at large extended all out support to the needy and migrant workers who travelled to their home towns across the country, including UP.
