GORAKHPUR, Nov. 10 -- The Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dharampal Singh, on Sunday accused the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government of negligence, which allegedly led to the Parag Dairy unit in Gorakhpur becoming defunct. He announced that the long-shut unit, non-functional since 2023, will be revived and made operational by February 2026.

Speaking to media persons, Singh said the Yogi Adityanath government is committed to strengthening the dairy sector for farmers and milk producers. He blamed the former government led by Akhilesh Yadav for failing to maintain and support the dairy unit, resulting in its closure.

"The Parag Dairy in Gorakhpur was left defunct due to inaction by the previous regim...