Gehlot government's saffron politics ahead of Assembly polls
The Statesman|May 20, 2023
The Gehlot government seems to be going all out to cash in on the Hindutva card ahead of the Assembly election, and has plans to build temple corridors in the coming days and unfurl saffron flags on all temples on the forthcoming Pushya Nakshatra on May 25.
Gehlot government's saffron politics ahead of Assembly polls

The state government has plans to unfurl saffron dhwajas (flags) on all Devasthan temples which count to 593 on the forthcoming Pushya Nakshatra.

Also, the state government will be taking around 40,000 senior citizens for the 'tirth yatra' which is just double the number of what it was earlier, said state Devasthan minister Shakuntala Rawat.

The places where they will be taken include Rameshwaram, Pashupati Nath in Nepal.

This story is from the May 20, 2023 edition of The Statesman.

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