Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said numerous mythological sites in Prayagraj had been illegally captured through "land jihad" under the previous governments.
The chief minister was speaking at a programme called ‘Manthan: Kumbh and Beyond’ in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Among the sites he referred to were the Akshay Vat, Saraswati Koop and Shringverpur. All these, he said, were now liberated, which was a symbol of gratitude towards Sanatan.
The organisation of the Mahakumbh, he said, had shown the world the true strength of Sanatan dharma and also changed the negative perception of the state.
The chief minister claimed that devotees of every caste, creed and region taking dips together in the Sangam was an embodiment of the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ (One India, Best India). The successful organisation has made the world curious and also surprised, he added.
Taking jibes at the opposition, he said that it was useless to expect positivity from those whose thinking was negative. He mentioned the chaos that took place during the reign of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) from the first Kumbh (1954) of independent India to the Kumbhs of 1974, 1986, 2007 and 2013.
In 1954, more than a thousand deaths occurred; in 2007, a natural disaster caused loss of life and property; and in 2013, the then Prime Minister of Mauritius had shed tears after seeing the filth of Sangam, he noted.
He also said that the previous governments had made Kumbh a den of disorder and filth. Today the same people were questioning the clean Mahakumbh. Their persistent negativity had made them fall in the eyes of the public. People responded to the opposition by reaching Prayagraj in huge numbers, the chief minister said.
Attacking those who consider Aurangzeb as an ideal, he said that this was the result of mental disorders. All those who admire him insult the heroes of India, he added.
