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CM Yogi allowed demolition of shops inside Gorakhnath temple

Sentinel Digital Desk

Gorakhpur: Setting an example of sorts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has allowed demolition of shops in the Gorakhnath temple here, of which he is the head priest. The shops in the temple complex were coming in the way of widening of road that leads from Mohaddipur to Jungle Kaudia in Gorakhpur. The road is being converted into a 17 kilometres long four-lane road to ease traffic bottlenecks. About two dozen shops located in the temple complex were proving to be a hurdle in road widening and they were demolished on Thursday. Official sources said that there is a proposal to construct a shopping complex on a land adjacent to the temple complex for these shop keepers. The map of the same has been approved by the Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA). (IANS)