Days after the newly appointed Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath directed his officials not to chew tobacco while on duty, SO Nagesh Mishra of Madiyaon police station was suspended on Saturday for not adhering to CM’s order. (Source: ANI)

Days after the newly appointed Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath directed his officials not to chew tobacco while on duty, SO Nagesh Mishra of Madiyaon police station was suspended on Saturday for not adhering to CM’s order. Mishra, who made everyone swear to a vow of cleanliness, was himself found chewing tobacco on duty. The complaint against Mishra was made by Senior police official Mazil Saini. Soon after Adityanath’s directive, District Magistrate of Bareilly Surendra Singh had issued advisory to all government officials saying that strict action will be taken against officers who consume pan, gutkha and tobacco in official premises.

Aimed at health, hygiene and betel juice stained walls of the buildings that houses his office, CM Adityanath on March 22 had banned the use of pan and other tobacco products in government buildings, hospitals, schools and colleges of the state. The incumbent CM during his first visit to the secretariat building in Lucknow directed his officials to stop chewing tobacco products when on duty. He has also prohibited the use of plastic in government offices in order to make the atmosphere in the building healthy and clean, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya told reporters.

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The 44-year-old firebrand leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked his administrative officers to undergo a sanitation pledge a day after he took over as the UP CM and has asked them to strictly adhere to the pledge that is implemented on the lines of Central government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. During a meeting, Adityanth made all officials repeat with: “I will not litter, nor allow anybody to do it. I will devote 100 hours every year, to make the pledge of cleanliness come true and I will propagate the message of Swachch Bharat Mission in every corner of the country.”

Adityanath, who is keeping with the promises made in BJP’s election manifesto, has kicked off all the campaigns first from his own office. He has also distributed copies of the manifesto for mandatory reading and implementation to all government officials.