Central Zonal Council meet: Shah to arrive in Kashi today
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Varanasi: Union home minister
Amit Shah
will arrive here on Monday evening to chair the 25th Central Zonal Council, which will be attended by chief ministers of four BJP-ruled states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
All four chief ministers – Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Pushkar Singh Dhami (Uttarakhand), Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), and Vishnudev Sai (Chhattisgarh) – will welcome the home minister at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Monday evening.
Before the formal meeting, the dignitaries will pay their respects at
Kashi
Kotwal Kaal Bhairav and the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Following the visit, they will attend a dinner hosted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Over 100 officials from different ministries and departments will also take part in the meeting scheduled on Tuesday. This is the first time a non-state capital city has been given the opportunity to host the zonal council meeting. Uttar Pradesh hosted the last CZC meet in Lucknow in 2018.
Shah will chair the meeting to discuss various development sectors, including security, infrastructure, power, forest and environment, education, food security, tourism and transport.
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A broad range of objectives and matters related to these sectors will be deliberated upon during the meeting.
On reaching the city, Shah will receive a rousing welcome amidst showering of flower petals, beats of damru and blowing of conch shells. BJP workers will express gratitude to Shah for giving Kashi the opportunity to hold the CZC meet, highlighting his achievements on the fronts of internal security and the Naxalite menace.
Overseeing preparations for the CZC meet, district magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Sunday said that the series of arrivals of VIPs, including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and his counterparts Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav and Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai will start after 3 pm on Monday, while Shah is expected to arrive in the evening.
He said over 100 senior officers from different ministries and departments will also arrive on Monday.
All the arrangements for VIPs, including their movement in the city and night stay have been finalised.
The BJP is busy finalising arrangements for a grand welcome of Shah and the chief ministers. According to BJP Kashi regional unit president Dilip Singh Patel, party leaders, workers and supporters will take positions to welcome Shah upon his arrival around 5:30 pm, showering him with flower petals
On coming out of the LBSI Airport, Shah will be welcomed by the leaders and workers from Pindra, Sevapuri, and Rohaniya assembly areas, who represent five rural assembly constituencies.
As he moves towards the Varanasi highway, he will be greeted by workers of the Varanasi North assembly area at Bhojubir and the Cantt area near Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
A grand welcome by the workers of the Varanasi City South assembly areas will start from Lahurabir to Kaal Bhairav temple via Maidagin amidst beats of damrus and blowing of conch shells.
Patel stated that the grand welcome is to express gratitude to Shah for entrusting Kashi with the honour of hosting the CZC meet. Patel said, "It's a matter of pride for Kashi, following the G20 meeting, this opportunity is another proud moment for the city."
"The heroic welcome to Shah will also be given for his achievements as the home minister, including strengthening internal security and on the fronts of Kashmir and Naxalism," he added.
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