M offers prayers in Mathura, argets oppn ‘volte face’
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Uttar Pradesh chief minyogi Aditya Nath said on ay that those hesitating to temples in the past were claiming that Ram and hna were theirs. Those in governments were afraid of g painted as ‘non secular’ if visited Ayodhya, he said. it was a new India with the in power when President Prime Minister were visiting
hya. he chief minister was in hura on Monday to offer ers at Sri Krishna Janambmi on the occasion of Janhtmi. Before reaching Sri hna Janmabhoomi, he went e Ramlila ground to be part e three-day ‘utsav’ organized ttar Pradesh Braj Teerth s Parishad to celebrate the of Lord Krishna. ddressing the gathering at lila ground, Yogi targeted sition leaders and said that ast regimes, there were ictions on celebrating festiand time limits were set but s not the same now. o one came for celebrating estivals and there was dison in power and water suput it is different now. In fact, h celebrations of Lord hna take place at midnight are now celebrated with fersaid the CM who had earn the day provided relaxain night curfew on Monday anmashtmi. uring past regimes, leaders litical parties were wary of ng Ayodhya, afraid of being painted as ‘non secular’ but now the scene has changed. The spiritual centres are rising and President Ram Nath Kovind became the first President to visit Ayodhya. Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first PM to offer prayers to ‘Ramlala’ in Ayodhya,” he said.
“The political leaders who hesitated in going to temples are now in the race, claiming that Ram and Krishna are their. Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this is new India,” said the CM in sarcasm.
“We are fighting a battle against corona under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the situation is better in UP this Janmashtmi,
making it possible for me to be part of the event organized by Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad. Yet we cannot lower our guard and would pray to the Lord in Mathura to end the demon of corona like other demons destroyed by Him,” he said.
Accompanied by energy minister and MLA from Mathura Srikant Sharma, the CM reached the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and offered prayers to Lord Krishna. He received ‘prasad’ before leaving.
Earlier, the CM reached Firozabad and met the families who lost their members to viral fever which is feared to have claimed 39 lives,, including 32 children, in the glass city. The CM also reviewed the arrangements being made at the district hospital in Firozabad where patients are undergoing treatment. The CM also interacted with the children admitted there.
“About eight to nine localities in Firozabad are affected with this suspicious dengue like fever. Because of lack of awareness at local level, the patients were taken to private hospitals and clinics. After coming to know about it, the health department and administration got active and apprised authorities at state level,” Yogi said.
“A separate ward has been created for this suspicious fever in Firozabad and the dedicated Covid ward has also been reserved as separate ward. In all, 32 children and 7 adults died of the suspicious fever,” informed the CM
‘The state government will send a surveillance team to Firozabad to work out if it is a fever like dengue or something else,” the CM told newsmen.
The CM also visited Sudama Nagar, a locality where four people had died of viral fever and dengue. He interacted with the families.