UP CM assures school admission to 5-year-old girl after heartfelt plea at Janata Darshan

Lucknow, Jun 23 (PTI) "Please help me get admitted to school," a barely five-year-old Moradabad girl made a fervent appeal to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a Janata Darshan event here on Monday Moved by it, the chief minister immediately directed one of his top officials to ensure that the girl gets proper education and even treated her to biscuits and chocolates.

The event which is held regularly saw a heartwarming exchange between Adityanath and the child, leaving the people there smiling.

When the chief minister asked whether she wanted to join Class 10 or 11, she innocently replied, "Oh, I don't know, I will just start (schooling)." Adityanath handed over her application to Principal Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad with a clear directive to ensure that she gets admitted to school.

Later, when asked who she had met, Vachi said, "I met Yogi ji. I told him to get me admitted to school and he said he would. He even gave me biscuits and chocolates." During the Janata Darshan at his official residence, the chief minister met with more than 65 people from across the state. He heard each citizen's grievance, accepted their applications, and assured timely action.

He reaffirmed that service, security, and dignity of every citizen remains the state government's top priorities and directed officials to ensure swift redressal, an official statement said.

A wide range of matters were brought before the chief minister, including those related to the police, revenue, medical assistance, education, housing, Anganwadi services and livelihoods.

"In each case, he instructed the concerned departments to take immediate and appropriate action. He warned that any delay or negligence would not be tolerated, underlining the government's zero-tolerance approach to inaction," the statement added. PTI KIS OZ OZ