Uttar Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh, along with Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, inaugurated the Kajri Mahotsav organised by Municipal Corporation in association with some social organisations of Kashi at Rudraksh International Convention Centre (RICC) at Sigra on Sunday evening by lighting the lamp.
Eminent veteran vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Chhannulal Mishra was also present in the programme. The guests were welcomed by Mayor Ashok Tiwari. The teams of Revati, Urmila, Padmashree Rajeshwar Acharya, Srinath Mishra etc enthralled the audience presenting a variety of Kajri, a traditional song of this region of Purvanchal (eastern UP).
Principal Secretary (Urban Development) Amrit Abhijat, Principal Secretary (Tourism and Culture) Mukesh Meshram, Divisional Commissioner (DC) Kaushal Raj Sharma, Commissioner of Police(CP) Mutha Ashok Jain, Zila Panchayat Chairperson Poonam Maurya, MLC Hansraj Vishwakarma, former MLC Brijesh Singh, MLA Awadhesh Singh etc were also present in the programme.
Earlier, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra visited Sampurnanand Sanskrit University(SSU) and offered prayers at Maa Vagdevi Temple on the university campus.
While congratulating the new Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Prof Bihari Lal Sharma, the CS expressed hope that under the leadership of the new V-C, the reforms going on in the SSU would be done further. Interacting with the students who participated in the G20 debate, the CS said that today is the time of renaissance for our country and gave the example of Mission Chandrayaan. Describing the eternal tradition of India, Vedas etc, he said that the library has hidden knowledge like a gold mine.
While inspecting the campus, Mishra expressed happiness over the work done so far and directed for further improvements. He directed the concerned personnel to do more work on cleanliness. He also interacted with the children living in the hostels and inquired about their native places.
He directed the Vice-Chancellor to make every effort to make Sanskrit accessible to all.
He was accompanied by Principal Secretary (Higher Education) MP Agrawal, Principal Secretary (Tourism) Mukesh Meshram and others.