Yogi: Honour national heroes, stop glorification of foreign invaders

CM inaugurates 40-ft bronze statue of Maharaja Suheldev, launches dev projects worth ₹1,243 cr in Bahraich

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday emphasised that glorification of foreign invaders should be stopped and national heroes be honoured while launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and other opposition parties, saying they did not honour national icon Maharaja Suheldev when they were in power.

As per historians, Maharaja Suheldev, an icon of the Rajbhar community, had defeated and killed Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masood in a battle on the banks of the Chittora Lake in Bahraich in 1033 AD. "No memorials, universities, or medical colleges were named after the icon when opposition parties were in power.

The fear of losing the Muslim vote bank prevented them from uttering a word against foreign invaders," he said at a programme to mark the Vijayotsav of Maharaja Suheldev, near Chittora block's Masihabad Gram Sabha in Bahraich.

Adityanath inaugurated the 40-feet bronze equestrian statue of Maharaja Suheldev and launched 384 development projects worth ₹1,243 crore in the district."While the BJP commemorates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with the Statue of Unity, SP sings praises of divisive figures like Jinnah. We have made it clear — glorifying invaders must end, and national heroes must be honoured," he said.