The state Information and Public Relations Department has issued a heritage calendar which includes a photograph of Taj Mahal along with PM Modi and CM Yogi on the page of July. It also highlighted development the schemes related to it.
Image from the heritage calendar featuring the Taj Mahal alongside PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
While Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to visit the Taj Mahal on 26th October, UP Tourism has released an official calendar featuring Taj Mahal along with the pictures of PM Narendra Modi and Adityanath.
The state Information and Public Relations Department has issued a heritage calendar which includes a photograph of Taj Mahal along with PM Modi and CM Yogi on the page of July. It also highlighted development the schemes related to it.
This time Gorakhnath Temple of Gorakhpur has also been included in the heritage calendar, along with the Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Banaras; Vindhyachal; Holi of the Barsana of Mathura, Krishna birthplace; Jhansi fort and Sarnath. Other places which are showcased in the heritage calendar are Ram Ki Paudi in Ayodhya, Triveni Sangam of Allahabad and Gurudwara of Pilibhit.
After the controversial statement of BJP MLA Sangeet Som about the Taj Mahal, the BJP government is has been on the backfoot after much trolling on social media.
Adityanath appeared in front of the media soon after and said that he himself was going on a review visit to Agra and the Taj Mahal. He also said that the monument was built by the sweat and blood of Indian workers.
Sensing the backlash, even Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday said that one should take pride in history and heritage. According to sources, the central high command of the BJP is unhappy with the statement of Som.
Amid all the hue and cry, BJP Rajya Sabha member Vinay Katiyar claimed that Shah Jahan had destroyed a Hindu temple to build the monument. “Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple that was known as Tejo Mahalaya. It was a Shiva temple that was demolished by Shah Jahan to build the Taj Mahal,” Katiyar told CNN-News18 in an exclusive interview.
He added, “It is a fact that there was a Hindu temple, but I’m not asking for the Taj Mahal to be destroyed. It is also all right that CM Yogi Adityanath wants to visit the monument.”
Source: News18