Pooja Pal, a Samajwadi Party MLA, expressed gratitude to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. She acknowledged his role in delivering justice concerning her husband Raju Pal's murder. She credited Adityanath's zero-tolerance policy for the action against Atiq Ahmed, the accused in the 2005 killing. She highlighted the sense of trust the state now has in the Chief Minister.
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