BAHRAICH, Aug. 31 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Bahraich had once even been the center from where India was governed, but the region remained deprived of development even after Independence. He said that one thousand years ago, Maharaja Suheldev had defeated Salar Masud in Bahraich itself and freed India from foreign invaders, but even after Independence, Maharaja Suheldev was forgotten for decades. Urs and fairs were organised in the name of Salar Masud, repeatedly humiliating the country. "But today, no event is organised in the name of any foreign invader here. Instead, a grand memorial of Maharaja Suheldev has been completed."
On Monday, Chief Minister, along with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who joined the program ...