Lucknow, May 30 -- Paying tribute to former Prime Minister the late Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday stated that the nation continues to remember him as a pioneer of land reforms, an architect of the land ceiling law, a tireless advocate for rural development and the welfare of farmers.

Garlanding the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in front of the Vidhan Bhavan complex, Adityanath said, "It is the good fortune of Uttar Pradesh that its people had the guidance and leadership of Chaudhary Sahab for an extended period."

"As the chief minister of the state, he took several groundbreaking initiatives for land reforms, governance purity, and transparency in rural development, whose ...