Lucknow: A government body of Uttar Pradesh, has issued a directive to the Agra district administration to replace one statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar with that of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a hindutwa icon. Two statues of Ambedkar are currently in the premises of the Agra Municipal Corporation.
BJP MLA Jagan Prasad Garg had requested the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to order the installation of Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyay in the AMC premices.
An order on this regard was issued by deputy director Ajay Kumar Agarwal of cultural directorate.