Congress party-ruled state of Madhya Pradesh and Congress leader Govind Singh said that the 'Chief Minister Teerth Darshan Yojana' should be scrapped as it is not the government's job to undertake religious pilgrimages. Singh told ANI, 'It is not the government's job to conduct religious pilgrimages, although no decision has been taken by the government on this, but it is my personal opinion. It is okay to provide facilities to the devotees, help them but government money. According to me organizing pilgrimages is not right. The pilgrimage should be conducted on the money earned by the people.
For your information, let us tell you that a few days before the Madhya Pradesh government's proposed pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi, Kashi, Dwarka and Rameswaram on February 15, the Madhya Pradesh government canceled five state-sponsored pilgrimages for at least 4000 elders of the state. Had given. After this the matter came into the limelight. However, Singh further said that the money that can be saved can be better utilized for the betterment of all the people of the state in education, healthcare and other areas.
Also on the other hand, BJP leader and MLA Vishwas Sarang objected strongly to the Congress leader's statements and urged Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath to clarify the party and government's stand on the issue. Sarang said in an interaction with ANI, 'This is a very unfortunate statement, on the one hand, the Congress government is making tall claims about the holding of the IFFA Awards and their minister says that the pilgrimages should be stopped. The BJP government started this scheme to enable poor people to visit pilgrimage sites. The worst thing is that he has made fun of the sentiments of the people. '' He said, 'CM Kamal Nath should come forward and clarify whether it is the personal opinion of the minister or the statement of the government and the Congress party.
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