UP CM Adityanath hands over Rs 300 cheque to scholarship students; gets trolled
Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath faced backlash for distributing cheques worth Rs 300 to Rs 900 at the launch of the Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme. Social media users criticised the UP government for exploiting students for publicity.
Videos from the event at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, held on Sunday, quickly went viral on social media. One user pointed out, "The cost of printing a Rs 300 cheque could be more than the value written on the cheque." Another remarked, "This is less than a $4 cheque rewarded to the high performing students in the state of UP. This is the country talking about being the 4th largest economy in the world. And not to mention a super power beating China and the USA. Have some shame!" A user also mentioned that it was amusing to see four ministers posing with a Rs 300 cheque for a photo opportunity, calling it shameless behaviour.
During the launch, Adityanath expressed gratitude for launching the scholarship scheme just before the Diwali celebrations, emphasising its importance for the country’s language and culture.
Adityanath mentioned that the state government will revive residential gurukul-style Sanskrit schools across Uttar Pradesh, stating that Sanskrit is not only a "dev vaani" (language of the gods) but also a scientific language applicable to modern fields like computer science and artificial intelligence.
Only BJP can do this!
— Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) October 27, 2024
Cheques of ₹300 were distributed as scholarships to students by UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
It seems they spent more on printing the cheques than their actual value. pic.twitter.com/bOOUBwwgpN
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
