Ram Rajya means progress, abolition of poverty and no discrimination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday, 19 October, as he asked critics not to see any political designs behind his government's efforts to develop this temple town.
The state government wants to realise the dream of a ‘Ram Rajya' through development, he asserted.
In a speech that began amid shouts of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ at his government's mega 'Deepotsav' event, Adityanath hit out at critics saying there were some who opposed all his actions no matter what he did.
A total of 1.71 lakh earthen lamps glittered on the bank of river Sarayu while a blue chopper decorated as the mythological ‘Pushpak Viman’ descended on the Ram Katha Park with artistes decked up to resemble Lord Ram, Sita and Laxman at the event.
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