Busts of Yogi Adityanath mentors in UP government offices soon
Rohan Dua | TNN | Dec 16, 2018, 07:00 IST
Yogi AdityanathLUCKNOW: The UP government has cleared a proposal to place busts of chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s mentor Mahant Avaidyanath and Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha leader Mahant Digvijay Nath inside government and educational buildings in Lucknow and Gorakhpur. Digvijay Nath was once arrested for inciting people against Mahatma Gandhi.
Both Digvijay Nath and Avaidyanath served as Lok Sabha members on Hindu Mahasabha tickets from Gorakhpur between 1940 and 1977. Yogi belongs to the same Nath sect as the two of them.
The proposal, which also included setting up of busts of Swami Vivekananda and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was moved by the state culture department headed by minister Laxmi Narain Choudhary.
₹50 lakh allocated for Atal’s bust
The culture department said that the government would spend an estimated Rs 50 lakh on Vajpayee’s bust while Rs 25 lakh each would be spent on other three busts. The department has budgeted Rs 3 crore for the entire project.
According to the proposal, while the bust of Avaidyanath and Digvijay Nath would be installed in the education building in Gorakhpur, that of Vajpayee would be put up in Lok Bhawan, Lucknow. The bust of Vivekanand would be installed inside Raj Bhawan.
“The entire process is being handled by Lalit Kala Akademi. Since Supreme Court guidelines mandate that installation of busts in public places need permission from magistrate and SSP, we will follow the procedure. The proposal was cleared last month and we are in the process of getting dummies,” said YC Singh.
Both Digvijay Nath and Avaidyanath served as Lok Sabha members on Hindu Mahasabha tickets from Gorakhpur between 1940 and 1977. Yogi belongs to the same Nath sect as the two of them.
The proposal, which also included setting up of busts of Swami Vivekananda and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was moved by the state culture department headed by minister Laxmi Narain Choudhary.
₹50 lakh allocated for Atal’s bust
The culture department said that the government would spend an estimated Rs 50 lakh on Vajpayee’s bust while Rs 25 lakh each would be spent on other three busts. The department has budgeted Rs 3 crore for the entire project.
According to the proposal, while the bust of Avaidyanath and Digvijay Nath would be installed in the education building in Gorakhpur, that of Vajpayee would be put up in Lok Bhawan, Lucknow. The bust of Vivekanand would be installed inside Raj Bhawan.
“The entire process is being handled by Lalit Kala Akademi. Since Supreme Court guidelines mandate that installation of busts in public places need permission from magistrate and SSP, we will follow the procedure. The proposal was cleared last month and we are in the process of getting dummies,” said YC Singh.
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