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- HT Correspondent

GORAKHPUR: Marking eight years of the BJP-led government in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that his government ensured more development of Uttar Pradesh in the last eight years than achieved in 70 years before that.

"Earlier," he said, "the state lagged in development, youth struggled with an identity crisis, and unemployment and hunger drove people to despair. Women and traders felt unsafe. Today, UP is self-reliant...executing major development projects, making it one of the country's leading states."

Adityanath said this while addressing a massive gathering at Mahant Digvijay Nath Park after inaugurating a three-day exhibition, 'Utkarsh ke Aath Varsh' (eight years of excellence), showcasing public welfare schemes of the central and UP governments. The CM credited the state's progress to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.