After Dropping Taj Mahal From UP Tourism Booklet, Yogi Adityanath Government Has This To Say

October 3, Uttar Pradesh An uproar couldn't be avoided when the Uttar Pradesh government dropped the iconic Taj Mahal from its list of tourist destinations published recently. The new booklet, titled 'Uttar Pradesh Paryatan-Apaar Sambhavanaayein', instead mentions temples in Mathura, Ayodhya, and Gorakhpur. The booklet was released last week by tourism minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi. UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath had earlier also criticised the gifting of Taj Mahal replicas to foreign dignitaries. He had said that it did not reflect the Indian culture. The release also said, "The government, with the help of the World Bank, has proposed projects worth Rs 370 crore, of which projects worth Rs 156 crore are meant for development of the Taj Mahal and Taj Mahal region." The booklet, therefore, highlights the UP government's work in the tourism sector and other development projects for Varanasi, Mathura, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Devipatan, Naimisharanya, Allahabad, Chitrakoot, Kushinagar, Bundelkhand, Mirzapur, and Sonbhadra. Source: India times Published by Sahifa SM