Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Taj Mahal on Thursday against the backdrop row of controversial statements made by various BJP leaders and Ministers against the 17th-century monument and one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Over 14,000 cops have been arranged across the city for the security of Yogi Adityanath on arrival in Agra in early Morning on Thursday, A senior police officer told.

“The monument is open for tourists and the entry will be allowed as per the routine process. The security has been stepped up,” he further said.

Yogi Adityanath is the first BJP CM of U.P. to visit the monument of love Taj Mahal.

The Chief Minister, who landed in the city’s Kheria Airport, went to Nangla Paima village and visited the rubber check dam.CM Yogi also visited Kachhpura village.

According to his scheduled programme, CM Yogi  Adityanath stayed for half an hour at the graves of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and visit the Shah Jahan park nearby.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath talks with government officials during the cleanliness campaign at Taj Mahal

CM Yogi Adityanath took the broom as he arrived at the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra.

Yogi swept a small area outside the TajMahal, wearing gloves and a baseball hat, as part of a campaign to push public cleanliness. The spot had been left dirty for the photo op, the areas around it had been meticulously cleaned before the Yogi's arrival.