(Raaisha Upadhyay, Intern journalist) Indian monk and Hindu nationalist politician 5 June 1972. The high priest of Gorakhnath Math And 22nd and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, from March 2017.
He has been the Member of Parliament from the Gorakhpur constituency, Uttar Pradesh.
He was promoted to the rank of Mahant or high priest of the Gorakhnath Math after the death of his teacher Mahant Aavaidyanath on 12 September 2014
Work done by Adityanath Yogi
1) The illegal slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh faced shutdowns.
2) Forming of anti-Romeo squads.
3) Ban on cow-smuggling.
4) Stay on UPPSC results, exams, and interviews until further order.
5) Ban on tobacco, pan, and gutka in government offices.
6) Mobs lynched.
Controversies:-
In 2011, the documentary film Saffron War – Radicalization of Hinduism accused Adityanath of promoting communal disharmony in Uttar Pradesh through hate speeches.
Comments :-
In February 2015= while speaking at the Vishawa Hindu Parishad’s ‘Virat Hindu Sammelan’, Adityanath commented: “If given a chance, we will install statues of Goddess Gauri, Ganesh and Nandi ” — Hindu deities — “in every mosque.”
In June 2015= Adityanath, while talking about Surya namaskar and Yoga said that those who want to avoid Yoga can leave Hindustan.
Attack:-
In 2008, he reportedly attacked while en route to Azamgarh for an anti-terrorism rally.
In which one person died and 6 people injured.
Rise in unemployment:-
BJP had promised to provide 70 lakh jobs.
Spiritual tourism and infrastructure:-
CM laid special focus on projects worth crores for spiritual sites like Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Mathura, and Varanasi.
Sharad Pradhan said that when Adityanath was installed as CM, no one had any doubt about his “honest image”
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