Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to Mahakumbh on Wednesday. The Prime Minister will take a holy dip in the Sangam. The Delhi Assembly elections are on Wednesday.
The political arena is buzzing around Modi's holy bath on election day. The pro-Uddhav Shiv Sena has termed the Prime Minister's holy bath as 'vote politics'. On the other hand, on the other hand, the Parliament was in turmoil on Monday over the incident of a stampede at Kumbh on the morning of Mauni Amavasya. Modi is scheduled to address the Parliament today.
When will Modi take a holy bath?
He will take a holy dip in the Sangam between 11 am and 11:30 am on Wednesday. He is scheduled to land at Prayagraj airport at 10:05 am. From there, he will leave for Ariel Ghat. From there, he will reach Mahakumbh by boat.
On the other hand, the Delhi assembly elections are on Wednesday. Modi's Kumbh visit and holy bath on the day of the Delhi elections, one of the main centers of national politics, have acquired a different political significance. A section of the opposition has called it all a 'shock'. Many have also expressed their views on why the holy bath is being held on the day of the elections in Delhi.
Parliament was in turmoil on Monday over the stampede that took place while people were taking a dip in the Kumbh Mela on the morning of Mauni Amavasya. Opposition MPs walked out of the chamber. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, claimed that 1,000 people died in the stampede. Opposition MPs walked out of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In this context, Modi's Kumbh Mela visit on Wednesday is believed to have added a new dimension.