Ayodhya (UP), Nov 3: Taking a jibe at the previous governments in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that earlier public money was spent on ‘graveyards’, but under the BJP government, the funds for redevelopment of temples were used. is being used. Addressing a program organized by the Uttar Pradesh government at Ram Katha Park as part of the Deepotsav celebrations, he also announced that the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana would continue to get free ration till Holi next year.
He said the scheme, which was launched to provide free ration to the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, was due to end in November this year, but his government decided to extend it till Holi (March) next year. Because “there is an epidemic. It is not over yet.” He said that under the scheme beneficiaries would get wheat and rice along with salt, sugar, pulses and oil. Adityanath said his government’s decision to expand the scheme would help 15 crore people of Uttar Pradesh. will benefit.
Elections to the Uttar Pradesh assembly are due early next year. The Chief Minister also launched 50 different projects worth Rs 661 crore.
Adityanath said, “Earlier this money of the state was spent on the boundary of the graveyard, today it is being spent on the reconstruction of temples (earlier the state money was spent on the boundary of the graveyard. Today it is being spent on the redevelopment of temples). “This is the difference of thinking. Those who loved the cemetery used to spend the money of the public, those who love religion and culture, they are using that money for their upliftment (this is the difference in thinking) People’s money used to be spent there, people who love religion and culture are spending money on their upliftment and upgradation.” He said that the central government would rejuvenate 500 temples and other religious places in Uttar Pradesh.
Out of these, work has been completed on more than 300 sites and work in remaining sites will be completed in next two months. Talking about the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Adityanath pointed guns at the parties that had ruled the state earlier, saying that chanting Jai Shri Ram 30 years ago was considered a crime.
He said the construction of the Ram temple has finally started after the Prime Minister laid its foundation last year, and credited it to democracy and the power of the people. In a veiled reference to the firing on kar sevaks in Ayodhya, he said, “Those who were firing at you 30 years ago are bowing down to your power.” And said, “Ram united everyone. This is the power of Ram.” “No power in the world can stop the construction of the temple now and its completion by 2023,” he said.
The chief minister said Ayodhya has now emerged as “a new cultural city” before the world, and added that it will witness more development in the days to come. He said that the city would attract tourists from all over the world. Addressing the gathering, Union Culture and Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said Ayodhya will become the world’s “biggest” tourist destination in the coming years, as both the central and state governments are focusing on its development. An international airport, proposed to be set up in Ayodhya, will connect the holy city to the world.
The grandeur of ‘Treta Yuga’ reappeared in the form of the mythological event of the homecoming of the Hindu gods Rama and Sita along with Lakshmana after 14 years of exile in Ayodhya. The actors who played Ram, Sita and Lakshmana in Ram Katha Park landed in a helicopter – a modern take on the mythical ‘Pushpak Vimana’. He was received by Chief Minister Adityanath and other dignitaries. Then after re-enacting the mythological event of ‘Bharat Milap’, Rama met with his younger brother Bharata, who was in charge of the administration in Rama’s absence.
Later, the Chief Minister performed a symbolic “Rajabhishek (anointing)” of Rama to return to his kingdom. Reddy, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and other dignitaries present on the occasion also performed rituals related to the ‘coronation’. After sunset, the holy city of Ayodhya turned into a city of lights as 12 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) were lit. Out of 12 lakh diyas, nine lakh were lit on the banks of river Saryu.
Adityanath said his government had started the Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya in 2017.
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