People were angry with govt before 2014, now they can see progress: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said India's reputation around the world has improved in the last nine years and the people of the country can see its progress unlike before 2014 when there was mistrust and anger towards the then dispensation at the Centre.

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister, who arrived in Varanasi on a two-day tour, said that drawing inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the local MP, "tiffin meetings" are being organised in all assembly segments of the state to create a sense of belonging among the BJP workers.

Addressing BJP workers during a "tiffin meeting" held at Kailash Math here, he said, "We all have been witness to the changing picture of India in the last nine years. Earlier, anger, resentment and mistrust prevailed among people towards the government. Every day, a new corruption case used to come to the fore and big agitations used to take place while internal and external security was under threat."

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