BJP ruining original forms of Hindu religious places: Congress

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of tampering with Hindu religious places and claimed that after "ruining" Varanasi's original form, the party has its sights set on Vrindavan and the Vindhyavasini Devi temple in Mirzapur.

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He alleged that hundreds of Shivlings and temples were demolished in the name of building the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor after the holy city's original form was "ruined".

"The BJP, which came (to power) in the name of Hindutva, is constantly messing with Hindu religious places. All ancient cities in the world have preserved their (original) form, be it Egypt or Venice. Only the BJP government is destroying old cultural and religious places," the Congress leader alleged.