Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath at the Taj Mahal on Thursday. picture: @myyogiadityanatAgra, Oct. 26 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Taj Mahal on Thursday, days after his BJP leaders and ministers had made provocative statements against the 17th century Mughal era monument. Adityanath, the first BJP chief minister of Uttar Pradesh to visit the Taj Mahal, entered from the western gate where he wielded a broom along with some senior leaders to sweep the road. Along with the visit to the Taj Mahal, built by Shahjahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, Adityanath will inaugurate various development projects in Agra, according to an official spokesperson. The last time a UP chief minister visited the Taj was Akhilesh Yadav, more than two years ago.

Source: The Telegraph October 26, 2017 08:03 UTC