Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (HBTV): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and state ministers took a holy dip in Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, at the ongoing Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday.

He prayed for the welfare of Chhattisgarh and congratulated Yogi Adityanath and his government for the arrangements made at the Mahakumbh.

‘The Governor, Speaker, ministers, and MLAs of Chhattisgarh, a total of 166 people, came here for the holy dip... This moment has come after 144 years. We congratulate the CM of Uttar Pradesh for these arrangements and thank him for inviting us. We will go to the Chhattisgarh pavilion after this,’ CM Sai told ANI after taking a dip.

Speaking on his visit to Mahakumbh, he said, ‘It is a day of good fortune for Chhattisgarh and us when we have come to Prayagraj, and we have taken a holy dip at Triveni Sangam. I have prayed for the welfare of Chhattisgarh. I congratulate Yogi Adityanath and his government for the arrangements made here. A Chhattisgarh pavilion has been set up here with free stay for devotees coming from the state.’

In a post on X, CM Vishnu Deo Sai said, ‘Today, 3 crore people of Chhattisgarh took a dip in the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj for the happiness, prosperity, and well-being of the people and received the holy benefits of bathing. Mahakumbh is a grand festival of divinity and spiritual energy of Sanatan Dharma.’

(ANI)