Yogi Adityanath visits Agra, participates in cleanliness drive at Taj Mahal
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Agra where he participated in a cleanliness drive, inaugrated several projects and visited Taj Mahal.
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Amid an ongoing row over the Taj Mahal and its place in the history of India, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Agra on Thursday, where he participated in a cleanliness drive, inaugrated several projects and visited Taj Mahal. Twitter/@myogiadityanath
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Adityanath is the first BJP chief minister to visit Taj Mahal. He also allocated Rs 370 crore for development projects related to the mausoleum, and laid the foundation stone for a tourist pathway from Taj Mahal to Agra Fort. Twitter/@CMOfficeUP
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After arriving Agra, he reached Nagla Pema to inspect the spot proposed for a rubber check dam on the Yamuna river. The visit comes after controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som described the marble monument as a “blot” on India’s culture and saying it was “built by traitors". Twitter/@CMOfficeUP
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Yogi Adityanath also participated in a cleanliness drive outside the Taj Mahal where the chief minister was seen sweeping the ground outside the historic monument with a broom in his famous saffron attire. Twitter/@CMOfficeUP
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At least 500 BJP workers and social activists also took part in the mega cleanliness drive launched by chief minister around the west gate of Taj Mahal. Twitter/@CMOfficeUP
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