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BJP president Amit Shah visited Allahabad on Friday to take stock of the arrangements for the Kumbh Mela 2019. His itinerary was packed with temple visits and religious functions. Twitter@AmitShah
Shah's visit came amid growing demand from ascetics as well as party leaders to change the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj, and a day before Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Lucknow. PTI
Allahabad is preparing for a grand Kumbh-2019. Just three days ago, the Yogi Adityanath government cleared the proposal to build infrastructure on the land available with the four Akharas in Allahabad with an investment of about Rs 5 crore. Twitter@AmitShah