The new India will work according to Constitution, not Shariat: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tweeted a text of his interview with news agency ANI in which he has said that India will run according to the constitution, not according to Shariat.

He heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his development work and said that this is new India, an India of the world's most popular leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said that the Modi government thrives on the development agenda and not on appeasement policies like many others.

“In this new India, development is for all and there will be appeasement of none," Yogi said.

He added, “The new India will work according to the Constitution, and not the Shariat.”

Amidst the controversy on his comment on "80 versus 20" which was seen in reference to the divide of Hindu-Muslim votes, the Chief Minister clarified that and said what he meant to say was that the elections are a fight between 80 versus 20. While 80 per cent are those who support progress while 20 per cent of people oppose everything.

In an emphatic way, he said that the dream of Ghazva-e-Hind will not be fulfilled even till the Qayamat (end of the world). Yogi said, “I strongly believe that the system should run as per the Constitution of India. We cannot force our personal beliefs, our fundamental rights, our personal likes and dislikes on the country or institutions.”

"Am I telling the people and workers in UP to wear saffron? What they want to wear is their preference. But in schools, there should be a dress code. This is the matter of schools and the discipline in schools," he added.