Before inaugurating the temple corridor, PM Modi led a yagya at Kashi Vishwanath today.
Varanasi:
The launch of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the latest in a series of blockbuster events in his constituency Varanasi ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections early next year, provoked a caustic swipe from Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav.
“People stay in Kashi when the end is near,” the Samajwadi Party leader said in a comment.
PM Modi has been visiting UP, especially Varanasi, for events that many say have blurred the lines between an official function and the BJP’s election campaign.
Asked about reports of the prime minister being involved for a month, Akhilesh Yadav scoffed: “It’s good. They can stay there not only for a month, but also two or three months. It’s the perfect place to live.” People spend their last day in Banaras (Varanasi).”
The former chief minister was referring to a Hindu belief that it is auspicious to spend his last days in Kashi or Varanasi.
On a packed day, PM Modi took a dip in the Ganges and led Yajna In Kashi Vishwanath before the launch of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor) project. Chief Ministers of all BJP-ruled states are present for the two-day visit of the Prime Minister and will attend a conference with him tomorrow.
In the evening he had darshan of the magnificent Ganges Hindu ritual of worship On the bank of the holy river.
Elections in Uttar Pradesh and four other states are to be held in three months.
Akhilesh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party are campaigning aggressively to topple the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government.
Varanasi, PM Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency, is part of the Purvanchal region, which has 160 seats in the 403-member UP Assembly.
Akhilesh Yadav has accused the BJP of trying to take credit for the projects he started as chief minister before losing power in 2017.
“They are good at lying to you and me. But one should refrain from lying to God,” he told reporters.
He has claimed documentary evidence that the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project was approved by his government, which has been ridiculed by the BJP.
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