PM, SHAH CARRYING FORWARD SKANDGUPTA ERA LEGACY: YOGI
VARANASI: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were carrying forward the tradition of Gupta dynasty ruler Skandagupta Vikramaditya. The chief minister was speaking on the inaugural day of a two-day international seminar on ‘Guptvanshak-Veer: Skandgupta Vikramaditya’ at Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
VARANASI : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were carrying forward the tradition of Gupta dynasty ruler Skandagupta Vikramaditya.
The chief minister was speaking on the inaugural day of a twoday international seminar on ‘Guptvanshak-Veer: Skandgupta Vikramaditya’ at Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
Without naming anyone, Adityanath said great men and the glorious past of India was overlooked in history under a conspiracy so that the coming generations couldn’t know about the golden era of the country. But now there were efforts to write the history of India based on facts. These efforts would help the coming generations know the true history of the country.
The chief minister also said the cultural unity of the present-day India was not a gift of the British as India had been one since ancient times.
He also said nullification of Article 370 was the boldest decision taken after Independence.
CM: MAKE KASHI INDIA’S CLEANEST CITY
CM Adityanath has asked officials to make Varanasi the cleanest city in the country. He issued this and other instructions at a review meeting on late Wednesday night. Calling for a special cleanliness drive before Diwali in villages, as well as urban areas, he said, “Roads, parks and vacant land should be included in the campaign. In view of Chhath Puja (November 2), start a special campaign to clean the ghats of the Ganga,” said the CM.
“Do something special so that Kashi remains illuminated from Deepawali till Dev Deepawali,” he said. The CM also directed the PWD to make the roads free of potholes by October 30. Reaffirming the state government’s commitment to a makeover of Varanasi, he said, “PM Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stones of many projects in February 2019, out of which 13 projects have been completed.”