Opposition facing consequences for their deeds, insulted our heritage places: Yogi

The elections for 762 local bodies will be announced after getting the report of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission, he added.

The state government had last month constituted the commission to conduct a survey to ensure that the benefits of the reservation are provided to OBCs on the basis of the “triple test” after the Allahabad High Court ordered conducting of the urban local body polls without quota under the category.

Adityanath accused the past governments of neglecting the potential of religious and cultural heritage places in UP. Claiming that a surge was recorded in pilgrims’ footfall at sangams (confluences) at Prayagraj, Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya and other religious places of UP in the recent time, he said, “Had the past governments tried to understand this potential and worked accordingly, they would not have to wander here and there now.”

“Those who did not understand the potential of these places used to stop Kanwar Yatras and would say that not even a bird will be allowed to flutter around at Ram Janmabhoomi (referring to then CM Mulayam Singh Yadav’s remark promising safety of Babri mosque in Ayodhya).

“When the Supreme Court delivers a historic judgment on Ram Janmanbhoomi in Ayodhya that makes us realize that the movement launched by ‘vichar parivar’ (RSS affiliates) was in the right direction,” he said.

Adityanath said that whenever any country faces a crisis, people look towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a hope. The slogan of “Modi hai to mumkin hai” that became popular in the country in 2019 has become a global mantra now, he claimed. “PM Modi has connected every Indian with the G-20 event. Eleven summits of G-20 will be held in UP’s four districts—Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra and Gautam Buddh Nagar,” Adityanath said.

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