Prayagraj: Emphasising the inclusive appeal of the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Jammu and Kashmir’s Omar Abdullah, and Mamata Banerjee along with several other leaders from diverse political ideologies, are included on the guest list for the grand event to be held in February next year.
The list has been shared with Uttar Pradesh ministers, who will travel across the country to extend invitations to governors and chief ministers for the Mahakumbh, Hindustan Times reported.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah are among those being invited to the world’s largest gathering, celebrating faith, spirituality, culture, tradition, and heritage.
PM Modi to review Mahakumbh preparations
The Mahakumbh, a religious pilgrimage held every 12 years at Haridwar, Ujjain, Nasik, and Prayagraj, will take place in Prayagraj at the Sangam—the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati. The event is set to begin on 13 January 2025 and conclude on 26 February.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the newly created Mahakumbh district and Prayagraj on 13 December to review preparations and inaugurate development projects, including the upgraded Prayagraj-Varanasi rail track.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a state cabinet meeting on November 22, where it was decided to dispatch ministers to personally invite the chief ministers and governors of all states to the Mahakumbh.
Sources familiar with the matter revealed that most ministers are coordinating with dignitaries in various states, arranging appointments to fulfil their assignments.
Deputy Chief Ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya are among those tasked with extending these invitations. Pathak, who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Thursday, is expected to return to Mumbai for the invitation. He will likely be joined by his cabinet colleague Sanjay Nishad, who is also set to visit Rajasthan. Maurya, meanwhile, will travel to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the same purpose.
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna is scheduled to visit Bengaluru on December 13 and 14 to invite Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He will also travel to Delhi soon to extend the invitation to Chief Minister Atishi.
