Sainik school renamed after late Gen Bipin Rawat, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: As Uttar Pradesh runs into the second phase of assembly polls, the state's incumbent Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said that his government named the Sainik School of Mainpuri after late General Bipin Rawat as a tribute to India's first CDS. "The double-engine BJP government has always honoured the brave Indian soldiers and their sacrifices," said the CM. "Our government has renamed the Sainpuri School at Mainpuri as 'General Bipin Rawat Sainik School' in the memory of the first CDS General Bipin Rawat Ji," said the BJP leader on Koo.

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डबल इंजन की भाजपा सरकार ने वीर सैनिकों व उनके बलिदान का सदैव सम्मान किया है। हमारी सरकार ने मॉं भारती के अमर सपूत देश के प्रथम CDS जनरल बिपिन रावत जी की स्मृति में मैनपुरी स्थित सैनिक स्कूल का नाम ’जनरल बिपिन रावत सैनिक स्कूल’ किया है। राष्ट्ररक्षा में रत वीर जवानों को नमन!

- Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) 14 Feb 2022

For the unversed, India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was killed in a tragic Mi5V17 chopper crash. The chopper was carrying General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 12 more personnel, killing everyone aboard.  Also Read | Uttar Pradesh 2nd phase elections 2022 Live Updates: Polling in 55 constituencies begins 11 individuals were declared dead at the site of the crash, while three including General Bipin Rawat were rushed to the hospital, where he and another person succumbed to the injuries. Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor, who was being treated for severe burns, also passed away at Command Hospital in Bengaluru about a week after the crash. Talking about assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the second phase of polling is underway. Altogether 55 Assembly constituencies will go to the polls in the second phase covering nine districts of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Sambhal, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur. Meanwhile, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party winning the state Assembly elections 2022 by securing over 300 seats and said that the elections are a fight between 80 versus 20, wherein 80 percent are those who back progress while 20 percent people oppose everything and have a negative attitude. Also Read | Punjab Elections 2022: PM Modi to address public rally in Jalandhar -PTC News