Noida once 'centre of corruption', now 'centre of business' under double-engine govt: Rajnath Singh

Noida transformed from "centre of corruption" to "centre of business" under BJP government, says Rajnath Singh

Noida was once known as "centre of corruption" but it has now transformed into "centre of business" due to efforts of the double-engine government of the BJP, senior party leader Rajnath Singh said in Gautam Buddh Nagar on April 23.

“Criminals once dominated this region in western Uttar Pradesh, even forcing people to migrate but all that has now become a thing of the past,” the Defence Minister also said as he slammed previous non-BJP Governments in the State.

Mr. Singh was speaking at an election rally at Bisaha village in Greater Noida while canvassing support for BJP's Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha candidate Mahesh Sharma ahead of the April 26 voting.

"You people know very well about Noida. There was a time when Noida was the centre of corruption for the politicians of Uttar Pradesh. It was said for the officers, too, that if there is any biggest centre of corruption, it is Noida," he said.

"But today I can say with pride that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Noida is no longer a centre of corruption but has become a centre of business," he added.

"The kind of fear that criminals had in this region, the kind of dominance they had, it was even reported that some people were migrating from here. All these are now things of the past," the BJP leader said hailing the double-engine government in the State.

He said today if there is any place known not only in Uttar Pradesh but in entire India for tourism, law and order, then it is Noida.