Yogi Adityanath sweeps near Taj mahal; Anti-BJP effect

Due to inflammatory statements on Taj Mahal given by BJP leaders, the anti-BJP sentiments growing in Agra. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the monument in an effort to reduce the anti BJP sentiment.

The UP CM swept the road near the Western Gate of the monument with a broom in a symbolic gesture to promote 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.



He entered the monument accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dinesh Sharma, UP Tourism Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, National SC/ST Commission Chairman and Agra MP Ram Shankar Katheria and a number of other BJP leaders, Yogi appreciated Taj's glory and said that the Taj Mahal belongs to no religion and it has been constructed with the blood and sweat of Indian labourers, which makes it as Indian as any other pre-Mughal monument.

Yogi also visited the Kalakruti Auditorium near the Taj Mahal where he saw the live musical show 'Mohabbat - The Taj', played daily for tourists at the Auditorium by the Ashok Oswal Group.