Will build Agra museum dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji by year-end: Yogi Adityanath
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Agra's proposed museum will honour Chhatrapati Shivaji and not Aurangzeb. He made the announcement as he sharpened his attack on the Samajwadi Party, while tying heritage to development politics.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticised the previous Samajwadi Party government over its plan to build a museum dedicated to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Agra, and said his government will instead complete a grand museum in the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji by the end of this year. He said public money would not be used for a museum named after “an invader”.
Speaking at a function where he inaugurated and laid the foundation for 53 development projects worth more than Rs 342 crore, Adityanath also said the government had approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ (residence) in Agra where Shivaji had stayed. He also spoke about infrastructure, industry, tourism and farmer-related measures in Agra, while attacking the Samajwadi Party and Congress over governance and law and order.
Addressing the gathering, Adityanath said, “In Agra, the city where Chhatrapati Shivaji displayed his valour, the Samajwadi Party government was building a Mughal museum. Public funds would not be used for a museum named after an invader; instead, a museum would be constructed in the name of India’s national heroes.” He said construction of the Shivaji museum would be completed by the end of this year.
He added, “We have also approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ in Agra where Chhatrapati Shivaji had stayed.”
Targeting the Samajwadi Party, Adityanath said it had remained focused on its own development.
“Public funds became a medium for the ‘Saifai Syndicate’ to engage in loot. Whether it was stealing job opportunities meant for the youth, misappropriating welfare schemes intended for the poor, or the sinful act of snatching away the prosperity of our farmers, the Samajwadi Party and before them, the Congress, committed these sins,” he said.
He said the impact of this was that the state’s youth faced an identity crisis, farmers were driven to suicide, and daughters and traders lived in insecurity. In an apparent jibe at former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, he said, “Only God save a state where its chief minister would wake up at 12 noon, get ready by 2 pm, head to the gym at 5 pm, and enjoy spending the time after 7 pm with his circle of friends.”
Adityanath said this was why a mafia figure had emerged in every district and every police station and tehsil had effectively gone into the hands of goons. “Anarchy, curfews, and the rule of criminals and the mafia once plagued the state. The picture of Uttar Pradesh you see today represents a system free from all that. Today, there are no curfews or riots. Everything is truly well here,” he said.
On Agra’s development, he said, “We have already taken steps to establish an international airport in Agra. It is now developing into a new centre not only for industrial activity in the Braj region, but also for tourism. Connectivity has improved significantly.” He said the Supreme Court had approved work that had earlier been halted because of the Taj Trapezium Zone.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority to process around 400 pending applications for setting up non-polluting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the ecologically sensitive area around the Taj Mahal.
The court, however, said experts from the Central Empowered Committee and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute must scrutinise each proposal. It said that if any objection arose, the application concerned would not be accepted without the leave of the court.
Adityanath said Agra was becoming not only a smart city but also a new model of a safe city. He said Peru’s International Potato Centre had to open a branch somewhere in India, and land was offered in Agra. “This will benefit our farmers: their produce will receive value addition, and with much higher prices, their incomes will increase. This will bring prosperity to their lives,” he said.
He said work on multi-level parking, an Integrated Command and Control Centre, and the modernisation of the city’s traffic system would now move ahead quickly. He added that farmers’ concerns had been resolved after they were raised by public representatives. He also said the government was working to give Petha global recognition under the “One District, One Product” and “One District, One Cuisine” schemes.
Adityanath said development works were also being carried forward at Bateshwar Dham, Kailash Temple, Guru Ka Tal, Geet Govind Vatika, the birthplace of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bateshwar, Fatehpur Sikri and Sauripur Jain Teerth.
He also announced that a working women’s hostel with capacity for 500 residents would be built in Agra in memory of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar, and said the state government had approved the project and released the budget.
He ended with a warning on safety, saying, “There will be no compromise on the safety of our daughters and traders. Anyone who attempts to breach their security has only two destinations: jail or hell.”
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticised the previous Samajwadi Party government over its plan to build a museum dedicated to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Agra, and said his government will instead complete a grand museum in the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji by the end of this year. He said public money would not be used for a museum named after “an invader”.
Speaking at a function where he inaugurated and laid the foundation for 53 development projects worth more than Rs 342 crore, Adityanath also said the government had approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ (residence) in Agra where Shivaji had stayed. He also spoke about infrastructure, industry, tourism and farmer-related measures in Agra, while attacking the Samajwadi Party and Congress over governance and law and order.
Addressing the gathering, Adityanath said, “In Agra, the city where Chhatrapati Shivaji displayed his valour, the Samajwadi Party government was building a Mughal museum. Public funds would not be used for a museum named after an invader; instead, a museum would be constructed in the name of India’s national heroes.” He said construction of the Shivaji museum would be completed by the end of this year.
He added, “We have also approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ in Agra where Chhatrapati Shivaji had stayed.”
Targeting the Samajwadi Party, Adityanath said it had remained focused on its own development.
“Public funds became a medium for the ‘Saifai Syndicate’ to engage in loot. Whether it was stealing job opportunities meant for the youth, misappropriating welfare schemes intended for the poor, or the sinful act of snatching away the prosperity of our farmers, the Samajwadi Party and before them, the Congress, committed these sins,” he said.
He said the impact of this was that the state’s youth faced an identity crisis, farmers were driven to suicide, and daughters and traders lived in insecurity. In an apparent jibe at former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, he said, “Only God save a state where its chief minister would wake up at 12 noon, get ready by 2 pm, head to the gym at 5 pm, and enjoy spending the time after 7 pm with his circle of friends.”
Adityanath said this was why a mafia figure had emerged in every district and every police station and tehsil had effectively gone into the hands of goons. “Anarchy, curfews, and the rule of criminals and the mafia once plagued the state. The picture of Uttar Pradesh you see today represents a system free from all that. Today, there are no curfews or riots. Everything is truly well here,” he said.
On Agra’s development, he said, “We have already taken steps to establish an international airport in Agra. It is now developing into a new centre not only for industrial activity in the Braj region, but also for tourism. Connectivity has improved significantly.” He said the Supreme Court had approved work that had earlier been halted because of the Taj Trapezium Zone.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority to process around 400 pending applications for setting up non-polluting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the ecologically sensitive area around the Taj Mahal.
The court, however, said experts from the Central Empowered Committee and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute must scrutinise each proposal. It said that if any objection arose, the application concerned would not be accepted without the leave of the court.
Adityanath said Agra was becoming not only a smart city but also a new model of a safe city. He said Peru’s International Potato Centre had to open a branch somewhere in India, and land was offered in Agra. “This will benefit our farmers: their produce will receive value addition, and with much higher prices, their incomes will increase. This will bring prosperity to their lives,” he said.
He said work on multi-level parking, an Integrated Command and Control Centre, and the modernisation of the city’s traffic system would now move ahead quickly. He added that farmers’ concerns had been resolved after they were raised by public representatives. He also said the government was working to give Petha global recognition under the “One District, One Product” and “One District, One Cuisine” schemes.
Adityanath said development works were also being carried forward at Bateshwar Dham, Kailash Temple, Guru Ka Tal, Geet Govind Vatika, the birthplace of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bateshwar, Fatehpur Sikri and Sauripur Jain Teerth.
He also announced that a working women’s hostel with capacity for 500 residents would be built in Agra in memory of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar, and said the state government had approved the project and released the budget.
He ended with a warning on safety, saying, “There will be no compromise on the safety of our daughters and traders. Anyone who attempts to breach their security has only two destinations: jail or hell.”
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticised the previous Samajwadi Party government over its plan to build a museum dedicated to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Agra, and said his government will instead complete a grand museum in the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji by the end of this year. He said public money would not be used for a museum named after “an invader”.
Speaking at a function where he inaugurated and laid the foundation for 53 development projects worth more than Rs 342 crore, Adityanath also said the government had approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ (residence) in Agra where Shivaji had stayed. He also spoke about infrastructure, industry, tourism and farmer-related measures in Agra, while attacking the Samajwadi Party and Congress over governance and law and order.
Addressing the gathering, Adityanath said, “In Agra, the city where Chhatrapati Shivaji displayed his valour, the Samajwadi Party government was building a Mughal museum. Public funds would not be used for a museum named after an invader; instead, a museum would be constructed in the name of India’s national heroes.” He said construction of the Shivaji museum would be completed by the end of this year.
He added, “We have also approved the acquisition of the ‘kothi’ in Agra where Chhatrapati Shivaji had stayed.”
Targeting the Samajwadi Party, Adityanath said it had remained focused on its own development.
“Public funds became a medium for the ‘Saifai Syndicate’ to engage in loot. Whether it was stealing job opportunities meant for the youth, misappropriating welfare schemes intended for the poor, or the sinful act of snatching away the prosperity of our farmers, the Samajwadi Party and before them, the Congress, committed these sins,” he said.
He said the impact of this was that the state’s youth faced an identity crisis, farmers were driven to suicide, and daughters and traders lived in insecurity. In an apparent jibe at former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, he said, “Only God save a state where its chief minister would wake up at 12 noon, get ready by 2 pm, head to the gym at 5 pm, and enjoy spending the time after 7 pm with his circle of friends.”
Adityanath said this was why a mafia figure had emerged in every district and every police station and tehsil had effectively gone into the hands of goons. “Anarchy, curfews, and the rule of criminals and the mafia once plagued the state. The picture of Uttar Pradesh you see today represents a system free from all that. Today, there are no curfews or riots. Everything is truly well here,” he said.
On Agra’s development, he said, “We have already taken steps to establish an international airport in Agra. It is now developing into a new centre not only for industrial activity in the Braj region, but also for tourism. Connectivity has improved significantly.” He said the Supreme Court had approved work that had earlier been halted because of the Taj Trapezium Zone.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority to process around 400 pending applications for setting up non-polluting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the ecologically sensitive area around the Taj Mahal.
The court, however, said experts from the Central Empowered Committee and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute must scrutinise each proposal. It said that if any objection arose, the application concerned would not be accepted without the leave of the court.
Adityanath said Agra was becoming not only a smart city but also a new model of a safe city. He said Peru’s International Potato Centre had to open a branch somewhere in India, and land was offered in Agra. “This will benefit our farmers: their produce will receive value addition, and with much higher prices, their incomes will increase. This will bring prosperity to their lives,” he said.
He said work on multi-level parking, an Integrated Command and Control Centre, and the modernisation of the city’s traffic system would now move ahead quickly. He added that farmers’ concerns had been resolved after they were raised by public representatives. He also said the government was working to give Petha global recognition under the “One District, One Product” and “One District, One Cuisine” schemes.
Adityanath said development works were also being carried forward at Bateshwar Dham, Kailash Temple, Guru Ka Tal, Geet Govind Vatika, the birthplace of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bateshwar, Fatehpur Sikri and Sauripur Jain Teerth.
He also announced that a working women’s hostel with capacity for 500 residents would be built in Agra in memory of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar, and said the state government had approved the project and released the budget.
He ended with a warning on safety, saying, “There will be no compromise on the safety of our daughters and traders. Anyone who attempts to breach their security has only two destinations: jail or hell.”
