– Dr. Dilip Agnihotri
The Narendra Modi government laid great emphasis on pilgrimage and tourism. This topic has been included in priority. Construction of many circuits is going on. In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also taking effective steps in this direction. On the third day of the municipal elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sought votes in favor of the BJP by holding three rallies in Agra division. The Chief Minister gave a call to form BJP city governments in Mathura-Vrindavan, Firozabad and Agra.
The present government speeded up the development with the formation of Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation and Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad. Six years ago, by forming the Mathura Vrindavan Municipal Corporation and then the Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, the government worked to increase the overall development plan. Today, projects worth thirty-two thousand crore rupees are going on here, the day these plans will get on the ground, that day the grandeur and divinity of Dwapar Yug will be seen here. Jawahar Bagh was once a hub of hooliganism. Today the situation is in front of everyone. Earlier there used to be riots in Kosi art. Today, PepsiCo’s plant has been set up here. In Mathura-Vrindavan where meat and liquor were once sold, there has been a complete ban on that. Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama is going to happen not only in Ayodhya but also in Braj. After the formation of Municipal Corporation, now work is being done in the direction of Navnirman of Mathura. For example, Kashi Vishwanath Dham became in Kashi. Similarly, the work of Banke Bihari’s Dham should go ahead.
Development requires vision and capable leadership. The failed engines of the Congress in the country and the Samajwadi Party in the state were holding back the development of UP. The present government is providing tablets and smart phones to two crore youth of the state. Safe City is an Integrated Command and Control Center. Hunt is taking forward the program of traffic, health and cleanliness through city surveillance. Under the city creation scheme, expansion of Municipal Corporation Firozabad and creation of Nagar Panchayat Makhanpur has been done. Under the Amrit Mission, five projects worth Rs.325 crore have been approved. Fourteen thousand houses will start getting clean drinking water after the completion of Rs. 27 crore project of Har Ghar Nal. Gave National Education Policy. This policy will become a very good medium to provide jobs at the local level by combining the talent of India and UP with technology and training.
Agra is known for its historical background. Chhatrapati Shivaji did the task of challenging the foreign invaders here. The present government has done the work of building a museum in his name. India has changed. Wherever there is a part of slavery, we will take measures to get rid of it. Brij area is also being decorated and groomed. Work is going on everywhere from Chitrakoot to Govardhan. By the end of the year, the operation of Agra Metro train, the best facility of public transport, will also start. Agra will also become a metro city. After thirty-seven years, the limits of Agra Municipal Corporation have also been expanded.
Benefits of Ayushman Yojana, old age pension, widow pension, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, toilets, Ujjwala Yojana, Kisan Samman Nidhi are also being given without any discrimination on the lines of Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas-Sabka Prayas. Yogi said that Bihari ji and Radha ji can be seen in every particle here. That’s why people from all over the world come here. Seeing Mathura’s sattvikta, Vaishno Bhava, purity, the world feels the power of devotion. The present government is working for the progress of tradition and culture here. Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana Baldev, Govardhan, Gokul have been given the status of pilgrimage. Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad has been formed for their development.
There is power in devotion, as a result of which the way for the construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya was paved. The Yogi government has done the work of connecting with traditions. Dev Deepawali in Kashi, Kumbh Shaktipeeths in Prayagraj have started Sharadiya and Basantiya Navratri, Ganga Yamuna’s Aarti program. Work has been done to make Gangaji pure and uninterrupted. Similarly Yamuna ji will be completely pure. The government will provide pure and sweet drinking water to the residents of Braj region. An action plan has been prepared for this. Ponds are being renovated for water harvesting.
An amount of one hundred and seventeen crore rupees has been approved for the development of Govardhan ji’s circumambulation area. The present government has done the work of preserving the cow dynasty. Efforts are being made to improve the quality of milk. These cattle are being ear tagged after vaccination. The state government is giving Rs 900 per month per cow to those who give protection to destitute cattle. Cow shelters are being built for protection and promotion of cattle. The Chief Minister had inaugurated Shri Shyam Laxmi Gau Chikitsalaya and Research Center at Shri Mataji Gaushala in Barsana.
Yogi Adityanath had resolved to develop Ayodhya as the most important place of faith for Hindus, which is coming true. The BJP government has kept this area in all major schemes to bring back the old glory of Mathura-Vrindavan. Along with increasing its global identity by starting the Krishna Janmotsav, it has fulfilled its resolution by declaring ten km radius of the Janmabhoomi area as a place of pilgrimage. On the lines of Ayodhya, today the city of Kanha is also being decorated and decorated. The government is determined for the development of Braj. The divine and grand Krishna Janmotsav and the grand celebration of Holi in Mathura during six years has strengthened its global and religious identity.
By setting up the Braj Teerth Kshetra Vikas Parishad, the government has beautified not only Mathura-Vrindavan but also the heritage sites of cultural and religious importance falling between the entire Chaurasi Kos Parikrama Marg. The Mathura-Vrindavan assembly constituency has also got the benefit of the heart scheme of the central government. Under the Pro Poor Tourism Scheme, the Kunj streets of Shribanke Bihari Temple and the routes of Shri Krishna Janmasthan have been developed. Now other Kunj lanes of Shri Thakur Banke Bihari Ji Temple have also been included in the scheme. Raas Leela Manch, digital staging of Krishna Leela, beautification of the park, construction of major road became possible in Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi.
(The author is a freelance commentator.)
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