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MAHAKUMBH 2025

Record rush at the gathering

as Govt and Opposition squabble

over quality of water

The religious gathering has witnessed a record-breaking massive turnout of 550 million people so far, and it is

set to conclude on February 26. Many more are expected to visit and take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam

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evotees continued to arrive in large num-
bers at Triveni Sangam on Thursday to take
Da holy dip during the ongoing Mahakumbh
Mela at Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,
while addressing the Assembly on Wednesday,
emphasized the grandeur of the Maha Kumbh in
Prayagraj and condemned the spread of misinfor-
mation against Sanatan Dharma, Maa Ganga, and
India. “While we are participating in the discussion
here, more than 56.25 crore devotees have already
taken their holy dip in Prayagraj... When we make
baseless allegations or spread fake videos against
Sanatan Dharma, Maa Ganga, India, or the Maha
Kumbh, it is like playing with the faith of these
56-crore people,” he said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi
Surya attended the Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj
on Wednesday.
After taking holy dip in Triveni Sangam, BJP Devotees take a dip at Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025, in Prayagraj on Thursday (ANI)
MP Surya interacted with the media and said he
was blessed to take the ‘Sangam’ snan alongside Prayagraj are arriving at the temples for darshan refuted as false and it was said that everything is
hundreds of BJYM workers. He added that people Meanwhile, a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief ‘under control’,” the SP chief said in a post on X.
from all the parts of the world have come here and Minister Yogi Adityanath dismissed concerns Yadav further alleged that after the assem-
praised the Yogi Adityanath government for orga- over faecal contamination in the waters of Triveni bly address of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the
nizing the event. Sangam, where people in multitudes are taking a ‘janta’ asked if this was ‘contempt’ of a report of
“People from across the country have come dip during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, Samajwadi a government authority. “Actually, the people of
here, people from foreign countries have also Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alluded Lucknow meant that there is control on the media
come here...UP CM Yogi Adityanath and his ad- to an alleged conspiracy to keep the news of actual to prevent the spread of the news of ‘polluted wa-
ministration have organized this event in an in- pollution away from the public. ter’. The public is asking whether, like ‘contempt
credible fashion...”, Surya added. Yadav took to his X platform to post a news of court’, a case can be filed against someone for
The ongoing Mahakumbh 2025, the world’s segment on the Central Pollution Control Board’s ‘contempt of a government board or authority’?”
largest human gathering, has witnessed an over- (CPCB) report to the National Green Tribunal Akhilesh Yadav’s post added.
whelming turnout, with over 550 million devotees (NGT) about the water quality of rivers with re- Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Police registered
taking the holy dip until February 18, officials said spect to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). As FIRs against social media handles for posting
on Tuesday. per the report, during monitoring conducted on a fake video about the ongoing Mahakumbh in
The Mahakumbh has witnessed a record-break- January 12-13, 2025, the river water quality did not Prayagraj from Pakistan, Mahakumbh DIG Vai-
ing massive turnout this time, and it is set to con- meet the bathing criteria at most locations. bhav Krishna said.
clude on February 26. Many more are expected “This news came to light when the Central “FIRs have been registered against social
to visit and take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam. Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the Nation- media handles for posting a video from Pakistan
A massive influx of devotees was witnessed al Green Tribunal that the water of Ganga ji in claiming it to be of the Kumbh area... FIR has also
at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi and Prayagraj is ‘contaminated with sewage’. In Luc- been registered for misuse of the videos of women
Ayodhya as pilgrims, after taking a holy dip in know, on the floor of the House, this report was taking a dip...,” Krishna told ANI.

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