Ahead of the final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections last month, senior leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, were stationed in Varanasi. But far from the mega roadshows and rallies, the foot-soldiers of Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), an organisation founded by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, had intensified efforts to ensure that 'Maharaj ji' gets the second term as chief minister.
The HYV held a two-day congregation at Guru Gorakhnath temple at Maidagin, on the eve of Maha Shivratri. The event was marked by a community kitchen and the political message that the outfit, which claims to be a 바카라fiercely cultural and social organization,바카라 sent out was too loud to be ignored.
Ambrish Singh Bhola, 33, who heads the Varanasi unit of HYV, and his young teammates made sure that no one leaves the temple without 바카라Prasad바카라 and a special edition of the Panchjanya, an RSS-affiliated weekly that carried 29 articles, eulogizing Yogi Adityanath바카라s first term as the Chief Minister. With a portrait of Adityanath, the cover boasted of UP바카라s complete transformation despite the pandemic and listed several achievements of the state in the past five years due to 바카라transparent governance바카라.
Bhola is unmarried and doesn바카라t seem to have any marriage plans. Dressed in a saffron kurta and white pyjamas, he described Adityanath 바카라a candid person who has an untainted character.바카라
A graduate from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith and a resident of Saifpur바카라s Chandoli village, Bhola joined the HYV after he listened to a fiery speech delivered by Adityanath following an attack on him at Azamgarh in 2008.
바카라We hold public meetings at the ward level to make people aware about our work and ideology,바카라 Bhola told Outlook.
바카라We are working for Hindu Rashtra. No one can accomplish this cause except for the BJP. Had there been others talking about Hindutva or Hindu civilization, we would have supported them,바카라 he said, lauding the UP government바카라s decision to change the names of Allahabad and Faizabad districts.
Several HYV activists from the adjoining states were present on the temple premises. Bhola denied the popular perception that the HYV has become dormant since Adityanath became the chief minister in 2017.
바카라At least 100-150 people visit my office daily to join HYV,바카라 he said.
바카라Soon after he became the chief minister, there was a sudden rise in the number of people seeking HYV membership. We ensure that only genuine people join us,바카라 he added.
Since 2017, Bhola said, the HYV's role and responsibilities have largely changed. 바카라Since its inception, the HYV has been working for the welfare of the Hindu community, focusing on issues of religious conversions and cow slaughter. But now the UP government has been doing this work, we don바카라t feel the need to launch movements against such issues,바카라 he explained.
He noted that the HYV now focuses more on 바카라constructive works바카라 like tree plantation in rural areas, and ensuring that the benefit of the government schemes reach the last person. During the pandemic, the HYV workers distributed rations and meals and donated blood.
Formed two decades ago, the HYV comprised a bunch of youths who gathered several criminal cases against them over the years. It was earlier limited to districts of Purvanchal, but with their boss now in his second term as the chief minister, Yogi바카라s army has spread itself in several areas of the state and is well aware of the power it enjoys.
Bhola also believed that their final dream could be a reality soon. 바카라We had a dream that the Hindu Rashtra would be a reality just like the Ram temple. Our faith has strengthened because of Maharaj ji바카라s leadership,바카라 Bhola said.
