PM Modi Set to Visit Mahakumbh Today

There is, however, no official confirmation whether PM will visit Akshayvat, Saraswati Koop and Bade Hanuman Mandir to offer prayers

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW/PRAYAGRAJ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the Mahakumbh on Wednesday (February 5), said a senior IPS officer familiar with the development.

Modi will reach Prayagraj, take a holy dip and he is not likely to address any meeting.

"PM Modi will arrive in Prayagraj on February 5 and take the holy dip in Ganga in Mahakumbh Nagar. As per the earlier mentioned schedule, the PM will not participate in any programme," said a top cop at Prayagraj who is familiar with the development.

Mela officials stated that the new proposed programme does not include the earlier schedule which included his visit to the State Pavilion and Netra Kumbh.

A top bureaucrat, who is in the know of things, told HT over phone from Prayagraj, "The PM will take the holy dip in the Ganga, perform rituals and offer prayers. There is, however, no official confirmation whether PM will visit Akshayvat, Saraswati Koop and Bade Hanuman Mandir to offer prayers."