Bulldozers are being used extensively against criminals in UP. Due to this, UP CM Yogi Adityanath is also being called Bulldozer Baba. This word became very popular in the recent assembly elections. But if you think that CM Yogi is the real bulldozer baba, then just stop. You will be surprised to know that the real Bulldozer Baba is not CM Yogi but someone else. Yes, this tag has been associated with the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Babubal Gaur, many years ago.
Bulldozer was driven a lot while minister
Actually, Babulal Gaur used bulldozer a lot while being a minister in Madhya Pradesh in the 90s. After this the bulldozer minister was attached to his name. According to News18, this happened because of the anti-encroachment campaign run by Babulal Gaur in large numbers. When there was any kind of protest during the removal of encroachment, Babulal Gaur would get a bulldozer there and get his engine started. After that, the encroachment started to remove itself from there.
90’s thing
Babulal Gaur was a minister in the Madhya Pradesh government from March 1990 to December 1992. Bharat Talkies and Bhopal Talkies were the busiest intersections in the old city. No one could remove the encroachment from there. People were displaced from there and there was a very good understanding with the collectors who were at that time. When somehow things did not work out, Minister Gaur adopted a special trick. He called for a bulldozer and started its engine by standing at the encroachment site. After that, the encroachment started going away on its own. Something similar happened with the VIP road on the banks of the big pond. It is said that there were many slums during the construction of this road. Bulldozers were called to remove these slums. But the officers did not have the courage to get it done. In such a situation, Gaur strictly ordered and the encroachment was removed by running a bulldozer.