Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke strongly in the assembly on Monday against the Samajwadi Party regarding the Maha Kumbh festival. He pointed out that during the 2013 Kumbh Mela, the then Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, put someone who wasn’t a true Hindu in charge of the festival.
Yogi said, “You (the opposition) claimed that a person from a certain caste was stopped from joining the Kumbh. We allowed everyone with good intentions to come, but if someone came with bad motives, they faced trouble. Unlike the Samajwadi Party, we did not play with people’s religious feelings.”
Adityanath boasted about the number of attendees this year, saying that around 63 crore (630 million) people had come to the Maha Kumbh, and he expected the number to go above 65 crore by the end of the festival on February 26.
He recalled that the 2013 Kumbh was messy with problems like overcrowding and pollution. He mentioned how the water wasn’t clean for bathing. For example, the Prime Minister of Mauritius refused to bathe in the Kumbh that year.
Yogi declared the current Maha Kumbh to be very successful, highlighting visits from the President, Prime Minister, Vice President, and the King of Bhutan, along with representatives from 74 different countries.
However, it wasn’t without tragedy, as 30 people sadly died during a stampede at the event in January. Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the government did not provide the true number of those who died, which the BJP party denied.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also joined in, criticizing those who mock religion and aim to divide the people. He stressed the importance of unity and respecting the Hindu faith, culture, and traditions.
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