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Yogi Adityanath bans use of mobile phones in cabinet meetings
Updated On: 01 June, 2019 02:23 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
The decision has also been taken keeping in view of issues such as hacking and electronic espionage threats. The ministers were, earlier, allowed to bring mobile phones but had to keep them on silent mode.
Yogi Adityanath. Pic/Twitter IANS
On June 1, 2019, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has banned the use of mobile phones during his official meetings, including at cabinet meetings.
#UttarPradesh Chief Minister #YogiAdityanath has banned the use of mobile phones during his official meetings, including at #cabinet meetings.
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 1, 2019
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"The Chief Minister wants all ministers should focus on issues that are discussed in the cabinet meetings. They should not get distracted by their mobile phones. Some ministers have been busy reading messages on WhatsApp during the meetings," said a senior official in the chief minister's secretariat.
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