Lucknow, Jan 7: The Haj House in Lucknow, which was painted saffron by the Yogi Adityanath government on Friday, is being repainted. The exterior walls of the building, used by Muslims as a transit place on their way to pilgrimage in Mecca, was initially green-and-white in colour.
The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a clarification stating that extra coating of the paint made the walls appear saffron, which is now being repainted in white. It will now take action the contractor as it was against the issued instructions.
After the BJP government painted the Haj House in Uttar Pradesh's capital city yesterday, many Opposition parties and Muslims objected to the move.
They had accused the government of a deliberate provocation by raising religious sentiments.
The painting of the Haj House into saffron came two days after the Yogi government ordered the madrassas in his state to reduce the number of holidays on Muslim festivals, and remain closed on Hindu festivals too.
After assuming office in March last year, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath showed his fondness for the colour as the state government gave saffron tinge to covers of official booklets and background of official posters issued by the public relations department and ministries.
In October last year, 50 saffron-coloured buses of the UP State Road Transport Corporation, named Sankalp Seva, were launched to provide service in rural areas.
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