Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik will be the chief guests on the opening day of the event. “You can call it Taj Mahotsav or Tej Mahotsav, both are the same,” the founder of Bajrang Dal told ANI when asked about the 10-day event in Agra. “There is not much difference between Taj and Tej…Our Tej Mandir was turned into a cremation ground by Aurangzeb. Taj Mahal will be converted into Tej Mandir soon.”Speaking to Times Now, Katiyar said that there will come a time when the cremation ground will be destroyed by “some administrator”. “Tej Mahal is our tradition…The celebration of the festival is a good thing, it will boost tourism.”The government of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has clarified that it is not involved in deciding the theme for Taj Mahotsav, News18 reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2018 14:03 UTC