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Not worried about security downsizing, says Akhilesh

The home ministry is learnt to be contemplating a major slashing of the security cover to many politicians in Uttar Pradesh

IANS Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday said he was not perturbed by the union home ministry mulling over a proposal to pull out National Security Guard commandos from his security team.

Yadav told media persons after a cabinet meeting that such slashing of his security will not deter him from his job.

"We socialists are not unduly worried about all this. I will continue to move around and work for development of the state," he said.

The home ministry is learnt to be contemplating a major slashing of the security cover to many politicians in Uttar Pradesh, including Akhilesh Yadav and his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

 

Meanwhile, the cabinet cleared a proposal to set up modern schools across the state at the block level.

The cabinet okayed ultra-modern police control rooms in two districts and upgradation of such control rooms in 18 other districts.

It also approved a proposal to set up a Climate Change Authority in the state, aimed at taking on the challenges faced by farmers due to the vagaries of weather, a government spokesman said.

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First Published: Nov 03 2014 | 5:23 PM IST

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