Updated: September 15, 2020 11:33:30 am
Shivaji’s name will evoke nationalism, says Yogi Adityanath.
Questioning “how Mughals can be our heroes,” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided on Monday to name the next “Mughal Museum” in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, adding that the name of the ruler Maratha “will invoke a feeling of nationalism. and self-esteem “. .
The decision was made at a review meeting of the Agra division development works.
“The Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, announced the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to the Mughal Museum under construction in Agra. He made it clear that his government always nurtured nationalist ideology and that anything that smacks of a servile mentality will be eliminated, “said a government spokesman.
“How can our heroes be Mughals?” he noted, saying that “Shivaji’s very name will invoke a feeling of nationalism and self-worth.”
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The foundation stone of the Mughal Museum in Agra was laid by then-Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in January 2016 along with projects such as the Agra Heritage Center, Taj Orientation Center, among others.
The museum, proposed to be installed on approximately 6 acres of land near the east gate of the Taj Mahal, was conceived to inform tourists about the weapons, culture, and clothing of the Mughal era, among others.
While officials did not clarify how the name change would have an impact on the nature of the project, sources said that with the prime minister changing the museum’s name and emphasizing that “Mughals cannot be our heroes,” it is likely that the nature of the project change as well.
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At the review meeting, the Chief Minister also took stock of projects worth more than 10 million rupees in the Agra division, which includes the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura. Both the deputy CMs, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, as well as the Minister of Rural Development, Moti Singh, were present at the meeting, which took place via videoconference.
The CM also assured Mathura MP Hema Malini that her demands to build a stadium, a central school, repair roads and start operations at the Chhata sugar mill will be met.
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