Taj built by blood, sweat of India’s sons, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Seeking to limit the damage following BJP MLA Sangeet Singh Som’s controversial remarks on the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that the monument was built “by the sweat and tears” of India’s sons and labourers. Stating that his government would fulfill its duty towards conservation of the “important” monument, Adityanath announced that he would visit Agra on October 26 to review the development projects in and around the Taj Mahal. He is likely to visit Agra Fort too. “Humme iski tah mein jaane ke avashyakta nahin ki Taj Mahal kyun bana… kya, kisne banaya… kis uddesya ke bhale banaya ho… Mahatvapurna yeh hai ki Taj Mahal Bharat ki majdooron ke… Bharat Mata ke saputon ki khoon-paseene ki kamai se bana hua hai (It is not necessary to go into why Taj Mahal was built, who built it, and for what purpose… What is important is that Taj Mahal was built by the blood and sweat of India’s labourers and sons),” said…