Lucknow, Oct 27 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the Chhath Puja is a “symbol of ancient heritage of India”, and not merely a gathering.

Addressing a programme organised on the occasion of Chhath Puja at Chhath Ghat in Laxman Mela Maidan in Lucknow, he greeted the audience in the Bhojpuri dialect.

“This festival is not a gathering, it is a symbol of our social unity, spiritual upliftment and ancient heritage of India,” Adityanath said. Show Full Article

The chief minister said this festival teaches harmony with nature, and added that examples of events like these are difficult to find in the world.

He said that no drainage or sewer from Lucknow will flow into the Gomti river, and it will be pure between Pilibhit and Ghazipur.

Appreciating the four

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