Amid oppn attack, CM Yogi says injustice to youth a 'national sin'

Days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "drunken youth" remark in Varanasi, paper leak issue in the UP police constable examination leading to state government cancelling it, youth issues are taking a centrestage in UP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

"Injustice done to the youth is a national sin. We have decided from day one that whoever messes with the lives and future of our youth, our zero tolerance policy will deal with such elements with utmost strictness. And the action that the government has started, they will now belong nowhere," UP CM Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday referring to the cancellation of the exam following protests by aspirants over alleged paper leaks, and constitution of a Special Task Force to probe the allegations. The CM said this at an event to distribute recruitment letters to 1,781 students selected to various government jobs. "Paper leak is BJP government's failure. They do not want to give jobs to the youth. Before constable recruitment, inspector recruitment of 2017, tubewell operator recruitment, rural development officer recruitment, lekhpal and others, all saw leaking of papers," Akhilesh Yadav said. However, being mindful of reaching out to the youth, the BJP government recently roped in former IAS and IPS officers to reach out to this voter segment and intimate them about government's policies.