Adityanath celebrates Diwali with forest dwellers in Gorakhpur, visits Ayodhya

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Yogi Adityanath on Sunday celebrated Diwali with the forest dwellers here, continuing a practice he started about 15 years ago. The Chief Minister inaugurated or laid the foundation stones of 52 development projects worth Rs 153 crore for different gram panchayats of Gorakhpur district on the occasion, the state government said in a statement.
Adityanath on Sunday also visited the Hanumangarhi temple and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya and offered prayers.

«Hearty congratulations and best wishes to the people of the state on the great festival of Diwali — the victory of truth over lie, virtue over tyranny and light over darkness. With the blessings of Lord Shri Ram and Mata Janaki, may this holy festival illuminate the lives of all of you… Jai Shri Ram!» he wrote on X.
In Gorakhpur, Adityanath met the members of the Vantangiya community in Tikonia No.

3 village in Kushmi forest and spoke about their struggle for rights.
Diwali and 'Ram Rajya' are all about «providing all government facilities and civil rights to the underprivileged,» he said.
The Vantangiyas were brought from Myanmar during the colonial rule to plant trees for afforestation.

Addressing the members of the community, Adityanath said he was happy to see that the poor were living in 'pucca' houses, had access to drinking water facilities, electricity, good schools, and anganwadi centres.
«There should be a passion to work and our efforts should be directed towards social upliftment. Efforts made to embrace every poor, deprived and destitute and take them along, bear fruits,» he said.