Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Yogi Adityanath government for improving law and order in Uttar Pradesh.
Modi was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Modi said, “In the [time of] earlier governments, criminals used to play their game in UP, Mafia used to play their game. Earlier there used to be tournaments of illegal occupation, those who used to make remarks on the daughters roamed freely. Now Yogi ji's government is playing jail jail with such criminals.
Five years ago, the daughters of the same Meerut were afraid to leave their homes after dusk. Today the daughters of Meerut are bringing laurels to the entire country.”
Earlier in the day, after reaching Meerut, Modi paid floral tributes at the statue of Mangal Pandey, the hero of the Great Revolt of 1857. Modi visited the Kali Paltan Mandir in the city and offered prayers. He then visited the Shaheed Smarak Amar Jawan Jyoti and paid homage to the martyrs of 1857.
Emphasising the historic importance of Meerut, Modi said, “Meerut's place in the history of India is not only that of a city, but Meerut is also an important centre of our culture and strength. This area of Meerut has also contributed significantly in giving a new direction to independent India. Whether it is sacrifice on the border for the defence of the nation or respect for the nation in the playground, this region has always kept the flame of patriotism burning.”
New university
The Major Dhyan Chand Sports University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of about Rs 700 crore. In his speech, Modi said the university will be one of the best sports universities in the modern world.
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The sports university will be equipped with modern and state-of-the-art sports infrastructure, including synthetic hockey and football grounds, a ground for basketball, volleyball, handball and kabaddi, lawn tennis court, gymnasium hall, synthetic running stadium, swimming pool, multi-purpose hall and a cycling velodrome.
It will also house facilities for shooting, squash, gymnastics, weightlifting, archery, canoeing and kayaking among other facilities. The university will have the capacity to train 1,080 sports-persons—540 female and 540 male sports-persons.