Prayagraj,

16 Dec (HS): In a press conference held at the Chandrashekhar Azad Circuit

House on Tuesday regarding the Magh Mela 2026, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav

Prasad Maurya stated that a safe and well-organized Magh Mela is the

government's priority. He emphasized that officials have been instructed to

ensure that the fair is conducted in a systematic manner, ensure that pilgrims

arrive safely, take a dip in the Sangam, and return safely. He also emphasized

that instructions have been issued to ensure that organizations that have

previously held events and come to the fair with a spirit of service face no

inconvenience.

The

Deputy Chief Minister noted that during the Samajwadi Party government, the

world-famous Magh Mela received a budget cut of only Rs. 30 crore. However,

when the BJP government came to power under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath,

the budget was increased to over Rs. 90 crore, facilitating the safe conduct of

the fair. The Deputy Chief Minister also noted that Prayagraj has an

uninterrupted, clean river Ganges. He discussed with officials the plan to

build electric crematoriums from Prayagraj to Shringverpur Puramufti and Arail.

Kumbh

Mela 2025 became history: Since the BJP government came to power, there has

been a constant effort to organize the Magh Mela like a mini Kumbh. Therefore,

the government is striving to make the Magh Mela 2026 a mini Kumbh as well. The

fair will focus on cleanliness, safety, and good behavior. During the 2019 Ardh

Kumbh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to the sanitation

workers by washing their feet, conveying the message that a clean fair is

impossible without sanitation workers.

BJP

Kashi Region Vice President Awadhesh Chandra Gupta, BJP Prayagraj Metropolitan

President Sanjay Gupta, Gangapar President Nirmala Paswan, Yamunapar President

Rajesh Shukla, Ravi Kesarwani, MLA Guru Prasad Maurya, District Panchayat

President Dr. VK Singh, MLA Deepak Patel, MLC Surendra Chaudhary, Dr. KP

Srivastava, Sanjay Rajan, Dr. Shailesh Pandey, Praveen Bharti, Vivek Gaur,

Vijay Srivastava, and others were present. Spokesperson Pawan Srivastava

moderated the press conference. Vivek Mishra, co-media in-charge, delivered the

vote of thanks.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi