During his time as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had ensured that the Saifai Mahotsav organised in his native village in
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Aaroh Tamso Jyoti,During his time as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had ensured that the Saifai Mahotsav organised in his native village in the Etawah district every December since 1997, became a high ticket affair with a galaxy of actors coming in for star-studded Bollywood nights each year.
The Mahotsav did not take place this year though – Akhilesh Yadav is out of power and the Yadav family seems a divided lot.
Yogi Adityanath, the high profile BJP chief minister of UP, wants to go one up on Akhilesh Yadav, it seems. A three-day Mahotsav starts in Gorakhpur – Yogi Adityanath’s former Lok Sabha constituency and where he is head priest at the Gorakhnath temple – on Thursday. The Mahotsav will end on Saturday. Such a festival is a first for the eastern Uttar Pradesh town.
The Gorakhpur Mahotsav, unlike the one at Saifai which was a private affair organised by the Yadav clan, is being organised by the state government. On its website, the organisers – which include top city and district officials – say the aim is “to encompass a mega trade fair and a variety of activities and events.” The main attraction to this cultural extravaganza are the cultural evenings. The entertainment filled cultural evenings include a “Bhojpuri Night and Bollywood Night.”