In an exclusive interview with ANI, Adityanath said that the West Bengal government got "scared" with the flow of devotees in its railway and airports who were travelling from Bengal to Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh and further took a dig at the other opposition parties criticising the M
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the installation of CCTV cameras in Gorakhpur, which has improved surveillance and deterred criminal activities in the "smart city."
CM Yogi attended the inaugural ceremony of the two-day national seminar on 'Contribution of Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath of Indian Yoga tradition' organized at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.
"The Maha Kumbh that took place in Prayagraj was an occasion of devotion, where people from every village in India came. More than 60 crore people participated. The UP government made very good arrangements," the former Karnataka CM said.
The Chief Minister further announced that the Mahakumbh has led to the creation of five new spiritual tourism corridors in the state, linking Prayagraj with key spiritual destinations such as Mirzapur, Kashi, Gorakhpur, Chitrakoot, Lucknow, Naimisharanya, and Mathura-Vrindavan.
Earlier CM Yogi along with members of his cabinet participated in the cleanliness drive at Arail Ghat in Prayagraj. The UP CM thanked the people who contributed to the successful organization of Maha Kumbh-2025 at Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister attributed the success of Mahakumbh 2025 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that in the last 45 holy days, more than 66 crore devotees have taken a dip in the holy Triveni.
Rishi Nath, an adjudicator from Guinness, detailed the multi-layered evaluation process, including QR-coded wristbands, steward monitoring, and auditing teams across multiple venues.
Kerela governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar visited Prayagraj and participated in the Mahakumbh 2025. In the visuals, Arlekar took a boat ride along with his family and had a look at the immense beauty of 'Triveni Sangam'. The Kerala governor also spoke to the media after the boat and praise