Gorakhpur fair in Ghazni aide's name called off
GORAKHPUR: Gorakhpur's iconic Bale Miyan fair will not take place this year amid claims by the organisers that local authorities in
BJP-governed UP
have not granted clearance. This will be the first break in the
900-year-old tradition
of the fair held in the name of
Syed Salar Masud Ghazi
, believed to be one of Mahmud of Ghazni's commanders.
The hiatus in Gorakhpur fair — named after Ghazi who is locally referred to as Bale Miyan — comes weeks after cancellations of similar events held in his name in Bahraich and Sambhal. This was followed by CM
Yogi Adityanath
's assertion that 'glorification of invaders amounted to treason, which independent India will not tolerate'.
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