WHY UP LIKES PLAYING STATUE, STATUE

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s promise of a grand, 100 metre statue of Ram has only added to the list of icons and religious figures that different parties in Uttar Pradesh like putting on a pedestal for political gains. The priest-politician also declared his government’s eagerness to revive the Maitreya Buddha project, which has been pending for 15 years. It involves building the world’s tallest Buddha statue at 500 metre.