VIEW POINT Sunil Shastri
Founder Editor
Dark Days Are Over
During the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic , which left the health department as well as healthcare sector at their toe round the clock , a leader led the state from the front , who is none other than the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister , Yogi Adityanath . After recuperating from Covid infection , Yogi Adityanath was on ground zero , visiting districts to take stock of the pandemic situation . In over three weeks since Yogi tested negative , he had assessed the situation in 55 districts out of a total 75 districts , roughly 70 percent of the state , by either visiting them or through virtual meetings . That was the time when pictures of cremation grounds , wailing relatives outside hospitals and people clamouring for oxygen and hospital beds were making headlines . Both Modi and Yogi became the focus of such criticism and their popularity graphs started dipping . Political pundits prophesied Yogi might even be replaced . No name was suggested . It is in this scenario that Yogi ' s personal tours become a key to understanding his strategy . Infrastructure in districts was strengthened . Oxygen tankers started arriving in a matter of days . The covid protocol was restored and the Integrated Covid Command Centres strengthened .
Though the co-ordination between the party and the government was a grey area , after Yogi Ji ' s initiatives the situation was changed . Now there is a sense of optimism in the party and the government now that things are claimed to be turning for the better . There is a belief that the dark days are over and better days are round the corner .
Sunil Shastri
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