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Yogi Adityanath to visit Agra, Taj Mahal next week
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Amid the controversy over the omission of Taj Mahal from Uttar Prdesh tourism department booklet, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to visit Agra on October 25 on what is being perceived as a damage control mission.
According to reports, Adityanath is expected to visit Taj Mahal and other monuments in the city.
On Sunday, BJP MLA Sangeet Som defended the omission of Taj Mahal as one of the tourist attractions, saying the monument was built by a 'traitor' who imprisoned his father and targeted Hindus.
He said the Governments at the state and Centre are working to erase the “blot” of Akbar, Aurangzeb and Babur from history books.
“Many people were pained to see that the Taj Mahal had been removed from the list of historical places… what history… which history… the person who made Taj Mahal imprisoned his father… he targeted the Hindus of Uttar Pradesh and India… if these people still find place in history, then it is very unfortunate… and I guarantee that history will be changed,” Som said while addressing a programme at Meerut.
His comments drew criticism from various quarters, though the party later claimed that what Som had said only reflected his own views.
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