Lucknow News : Former CM Akhilesh Yadav has taken a dig at the BJP government over the buildings, structures and symbols being demolished in the name of development work in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi. He said that if ‘Kyoto’ is to be built by destroying historical heritage, then a public referendum should be conducted among the tradition-loving residents of Kashi. Let us tell you that road widening work is going on in Mohansarai Lahartara in Varanasi, but in the meantime, the Bharat Mata Temple which was creating an obstacle has been demolished by the PWD department with a JCB. It was also known as Gandhi Chabutra.
Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday posted a video on social media X and took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party government. He wrote, by breaking the symbols of Kashi in the name of development, does the BJP government want to destroy the heritage of Varanasi itself. Now the Gandhi Chabutra and Bharat Mata Mandir built 55 years ago in 1968 in Rohania have been demolished in the name of widening. If ‘Kyoto’ is to be built by destroying the heritage of history, then a public referendum should be conducted among the tradition loving residents of Kashi.
By breaking the symbols of Kashi in the name of development, does the BJP government want to destroy the heritage of Varanasi? Now the Gandhi Chabutra and Bharat Mata Mandir built 55 years ago in 1968 in Rohania have been demolished in the name of widening.
If ‘Kyoto’ is to be built by turning the heritage of history into dust… pic.twitter.com/uPuJkPHQLT
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 1, 2024
The temple was built 55 years ago
Let us tell you that Bharat Mata Mandir, also known as Gandhi Chabutra, was built in 1968. This 55-year-old temple, which was an obstacle in the road widening, has been demolished by the PWD department with a bulldozer. The traders had also expressed their anger over this. They said that it was built after fighting with the PWD department and today I am seeing it being demolished in front of my eyes. At the same time, the PWD department says that after the road widening, a Gandhi memorial will be established at the Gangapur Marg and Parmanandpur Marg trisection.
