After the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the temple town of Kashi like Mathura, Vrindavan, Vindhyavasini Dham and Naimish Dham seems to be waking up, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday.
There have been no communal riots in the state, he said at the BJP’s one-day state executive meeting in Lucknow and, citing the recent festivities, said it was the first time in the state that last Friday prayers before Eid were not held on the streets.
Referring to the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor, Adityanath said, daily one lakh devotees visit Kashi and the place is proving the significance of its name in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti were held peacefully. This was the first time that the last Friday namaz before Eid was not held on the streets. For namaz there is a place of worship, the mosques where their religious programmes can be held,” he said.
Mentioning the removal of loudspeakers from religious places, he said, “You must have seen how the unnecessary noise was got rid of.”
