Adityanath's big statement on Kashi, Mathura: 'Krishna asked for 5 villages, we asking for 3 centres'

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath speaking in the Assembly on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday dropped major hints for Kashi and Mathura — where disputed Gyanvapi and Shahu Idgah mosque are situated — as he spoke in the Assembly. In Mahabharata, Krishna asked for five villages, but today the Hindu society is only asking for the three centres of their faith — Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura, the chief minister said.

Speaking on the Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Adityanath said, “Everyone in the country is happy that Lord Ram has been installed in the temple. This is the first instance in the world that Lord Ram Lalla himself had to produce evidence of his own existence. But this teaches us perseverance… We were happy not only because Lord Ram found his place but also because we kept our words… mandir wahi banaya…We do not only talk. We walk the talk,” Adityanath said.

“This (pran-pratisha of Ram Temple) should have happened earlier. We know that the issue was subjudice But the roads of Ayodhya could have been widened, and an airport could have been made. But what was this mentality to stop the development of Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura?” Adityanath asked.

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