“Sympathy for Rohingyas, Silence on Burnt Hindus”: Yogi Adityanath Takes Aim at Opposition in UP Assembly
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday delivered a sharp and politically charged rebuke to Opposition parties, accusing them of selectively raising human rights concerns while remaining conspicuously silent on the killing of Hindus in Bangladesh.
Speaking during the discussion on the supplementary budget in the ongoing winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, the Chief Minister issued a blunt warning to Opposition benches against opposing the deportation of illegal immigrants, particularly Bangladeshis and Rohingyas.
“I am giving a clear warning,” Adityanath said. “When illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas are shown the door, do not come forward to support them.”
He asserted that crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants against Indian citizens, as well as atrocities against innocent Hindus in Bangladesh, were equally unacceptable and could not be ignored for political convenience.
Selective Outrage Exposed
The Chief Minister accused Opposition parties of hypocrisy, alleging that while they organised candle marches and protests over atrocities in Gaza, they failed to express even basic sympathy when a Dalit Hindu youth was allegedly burnt alive in Bangladesh.
“You cry for Gaza, but not a single word comes out of your mouth when a Dalit Hindu is set on fire in Bangladesh,” he said.
Adityanath added that the Opposition should have at least moved a condemnation motion in the Assembly over the killing of the Dalit youth, instead of maintaining silence.
Illegal Immigration and Vote Bank Politics
Adityanath further alleged that Opposition parties had actively facilitated illegal immigrants by helping them get voter IDs and Aadhaar cards in the past.
He said the state government would now conduct a thorough screening process to identify such individuals.
“You see vote banks everywhere—farmers, Dalits, minorities.
Everything is reduced to electoral arithmetic,” he charged, adding that national security and human dignity were being compromised for political gains.
In a controversial remark, the Chief Minister said the creation of Bangladesh and Pakistan was the result of what he described as the Congress-era politics of appeasement.
“If Bangladesh and Pakistan had not been formed, no Hindu would have been burnt alive like this. And if someone dared to do it, they would have known the consequences,” he asserted.
Defending Governance and Law Enforcement
Responding to Opposition allegations that the eligibility norms for the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) were altered to accommodate a former Director General of Police, Adityanath defended the move.
He said the officer was appointed to dismantle the “education mafia,” just as his government had acted firmly against other criminal mafias in the state.
He reiterated that his government was committed to transparency in appointments and governance. “I am here to protect innocent citizens and ensure that those who take the law into their own hands are dealt with strictly,” he said.
Attack on Samajwadi Party’s Record
Targeting the Samajwadi Party, Adityanath claimed that during its tenure, Uttar Pradesh had become a “Bimaru” state due to policy paralysis.
He asserted that under his leadership, the state had transformed into a revenue-surplus economy.
He also referred to cases like that of Pooja Pal, widow of slain MLA Raju Pal, alleging that justice was denied during the SP regime and delivered only under his government, without political considerations.
Warning encroachers, Adityanath said, “Those who try to grab public land—of any kind—will not be spared.”
Infrastructure Push and Fiscal Discipline
Highlighting development initiatives, the Chief Minister informed the House that Uttar Pradesh would soon have 22 expressways, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the country’s expressway network.
He also outlined a new mechanism to ensure fiscal discipline, stating that after 40–50 per cent of the budgetary allocation is released, the remaining funds would be sanctioned only after 75 per cent utilisation of the earlier tranche.
While the state was grappling with an identity crisis before 2017, Adityanath claimed that his government had since attracted investment proposals worth ₹45 lakh crore.
He criticised previous regimes for infrastructure projects like the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) and the riverfront project, where, despite spending more than double the allocated funds, work remained incomplete.
Opposition Questions Supplementary Budget
Earlier in the session, Leader of the Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey questioned the necessity of the supplementary budget, prompting the broader debate that culminated in the Chief Minister’s sharp political offensive.
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