Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 27 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a grand exhibition in Lucknow, organised under the Punyashlok Pujya Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Tricentenary Year Memorial Campaign–2025.

The Chief Minister highlighted the life and contributions of Devi Ahilyabai Holkar to mark her 300th birth anniversary.

‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi has connected the entire nation with a new jewel from India’s glorious past through this exhibition dedicated to Pujya Devi Ahilyabai Holkar. With the intent that more and more people can visit and pay their respects to such a revered Lok Mata, this exhibition has been organised not just here, but at every district headquarters,’ said CM Adityanath.

The Chief Minister added that the initiative would inspire the entire state and serve as a significant milestone in the collective journey toward national integration and innovative societal efforts.

Earlier, CM Yogi expressed satisfaction that a Government Medical College in Auraiya would be named after Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar.

The Chief Minister also criticised the previous Samajwadi Party government for changing the name of a degree college in Auraiya.

‘There was a degree college in Auraiya named after Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar. The Samajwadi Party government had changed the name of that degree college. Today, I am happy to announce that in the same Auraiya, we will name the Government Medical College after Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar,’ CM Yogi said.

Last week, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the National Seminar–2025 on ‘Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development’.

He noted that achieving the country’s net zero target by 2070 would not be possible solely through government efforts, and required collective participation from all sections of society.

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar was born on 31 May 1725 in a Maratha Hindu family in the village of Chaundi, located in present-day Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. This year marks her 300th birth anniversary.

(ANI)