'Ready For Mathura': Yogi Adityanath's Deputy Ahead Of Babri Anniversary
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Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted, "A grand temple in Ayodhya and Kashi is under construction; preparations are on for Mathura"
Days before the anniversary of the Bari Masjid demolition on Monday and with crucial state elections starting in just over two months, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has tweeted what appears to be a call for a temple in Mathura, the western UP town believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna and where a prominent mosque - the Shahi Idgah - is located right next to the Krishna janmabhoomi or birthplace. अयोध्या काशी भव्य मंदिर निर्माण जारी हैमथुरा की तैयारी है #जय_श्रीराम#जय_शिव_शम्भू#जय_श्री_राधे_कृष्ण
This morning, Mr Maurya tweeted, "A grand temple in Ayodhya and Kashi is under construction; preparations are on for Mathura."
The words appeared to be a play on a slogan that first gained traction among right-wing groups in the early 90s after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. "Yeh sirf jhanki hai, Kashi, Mathura baaki hai (this is just a trailer, Kashi, Mathura still to come)" - went the slogan first shouted by right-wing activists on their way back after the Ayodhya mosque was demolished.
