No plan to open hotel in historic Gwalior Fort: Minister
Replying to a call attention motion moved by MLAs Abhilash Pandey, Pankaj Upadhyay, and Ramesh Katik, minister of state for tourism Dharmendra Lodhi categorically stated that the tourism dept had no plan to open a hotel in the historic fort, and speculations in this regard are baseless.
He said the Gwalior Fort was a pride of MP, and the state govt can only work to preserve, protect, and beautify it rather than opening a hostel inside the fort. He further pointed out that the historic fort also finds a place on the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
He said there was no proposal to remove historic Bhimsingh Rana's Kashtri and Gurudwara inside the temple and use the space for the construction of a hotel as speculated in certain quarters.
The members who raised the issue through the call attention motion and a couple of other MLAs, who participated in the debate over the issue, expressed satisfaction over the minister's reply, but said he should also take steps to scotch the rumours that a five-star hotel is proposed to be built in place of the Gurudwara in the historic fort.
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