Lucknow: The Taj Mahal, which has been in the crosshairs of controversy, has finally found a pride of place in the 2018 calender brought out by the Uttar Pradesh government.
The 17th century architectural marvel is included in the month of July in the calendar brought out by the state information department.
Also finding a place in the calendar is the Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur. The Gorakhnath Mutt is headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Apart from carrying images of important heritage and tourist spots of the state, the calender mentions the popular BJP slogan of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas – UP government ka satat prayas’. The pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief minister also feature in the calender prominently.
The world famous monument has recently been in the crosshairs of controversy with BJP MLA Sangeet Som questioning the monument’s place in India’s heritage, stressing that history would be re-written to erase Mughal emperors from it.
Som’s comments came soon after the Yogi Adityanath
government reportedly omitted the Taj Mahal from an official tourism booklet.
The BJP had distanced itself from the comment saying it was Som’s personal view and the party had nothing to do with it.
Prayagraj Triveni Sangam (Allahabad), Ram ki Paudi (Ayodhya), Barsane ki Holi (Mathura), Gurudwara Nanakmattha Saheb (Pilibhit), Devgarh Jain temple (Lalitpur), Sarnath Stupa (Varanasi), Rani Jhansi ka Kila (Jhansi), Sri Krishna Janmsthan temple (Mathura), Vindhyachal trikon darshan (Mirzapur) and Kanshi Vishwanath temple (Varanasi) also find a place in the calendar.
