Sambhal, July 18 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the BJP's "double-engine government" has begun restoring Sambhal's 68 pilgrimage sites, asserting that the initiative marks an effort to revive the district's religious and cultural heritage.

Addressing a public gathering in Chandausi after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for multiple development projects, the Chief Minister said the restoration work was being undertaken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Exactly 500 years ago, in 1526, foreign invaders desecrated this holy land. When invaders arrive, they do not merely loot the treasury; they trample upon religion and culture as well. The sacred Harihar Temple was demolish...