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Along with preserving the cultural heritage from Chhapra to Muzaffarpur, Sonpur Fair will be developed at the international level in a modern form. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said these things during the inauguration ceremony of Harihar Kshetra Sonpur Fair, which is said to have historical, cultural and glorious history. He also said that Bihar is the heritage of Lord Shri Ram, and Maa Janaki is the daughter of Bihar. Due to which, Hariharnath Mahotsav will be organized in the coming days, giving a second look to the Sonpur Fair in the Harihar area located in Gaj Grah, adjacent to Patna, the capital of Bihar and Hajipur, the land of Vaishali. Meanwhile, it was also said that the era when power was exercised by bullets and words has ended. Bihar was divided into pieces by the people due to negative energy. Harihar Kshetra Sonpur Fair is a conscious form of the rich heritage of Bihar.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Sonpur Fair, said that a corridor will be built in the name of Baba Harihar Nath in Sonpur also. Lakhs of people will come to see it. Along with setting up industries in 10 thousand acres of vacant land of Sonpur, a separate township will be established so that Sonpur can develop. However, along with this, Patna and Hajipur are also developing. For this, the treasury of Bihar government has been opened for Saran district including Sonpur. Every possible effort is being made to develop the image of Bihar at the national and international level. With changing times, the format of the fair has also changed rapidly.
Land Reforms and Revenue Minister Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said that Harihar Kshetra Mela is a heritage, preserving which is the responsibility of all of us as well as the government. I hope that the tourism department will develop this fair. Justifying the deteriorating condition of the fair of RJD MLA from Sonpur, Dr. Ramanuj Prasad, he said that if the opposition shows the mirror of truth then it should accept it. Minister Dr. Jaiswal, accepting the allegations of the RJD MLA from the opposition party’s local Sonapur, said that the fair has reduced significantly. Meanwhile, he took Saran District Magistrate Aman Sameer to task and said that the money of the district or any other officials is not spent on such events. Rather, the funds provided by the state government are spent. The progress of your work should not be visible only on the file. The minister also said that amidst so many people, RJD MLA Dr Ramanuj Prasad exposed the truth about the arrangements of the fair, it is a matter of shame for us. Meanwhile, he said that on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, where lakhs of devotees will gather, he also attacked District Magistrate Aman Sameer for not making adequate lighting arrangements in Baba Hariharnath temple.
Science and Technology Minister cum Minister in-charge of Saran district Sumit Kumar Singh said that this time the fair has been arranged very well. Its form is returning again. Praising the local district administration, he said that this time the arrangements of the fair have been improved. For this, he has praised the concerned officials including Saran District Magistrate Aman Sameer and Superintendent of Police Dr Kumar Ashish. However, Tourism Department Director Vinay Kumar Rai also informed the crowd of lakhs of people present during the inauguration ceremony about the achievements of the Tourism Department. During this, Saran District Magistrate Aman Sameer welcomed the arriving guests and threw light on the legal arrangements of the fair.
Local RJD MLA Dr. Ramanuj Prasad said in his address that now he is demanding from the government to save the fair authority instead of development authority to develop this fair. Because this fair is getting eroded every day. Talks about new look and knowledge science are only in the file. The fairs which people used to come to in countries across the world are now shrinking. Accusing the Tourism Department, he said that nothing has been done till now to promote this fair. Not even an advertisement has been sent in the newspapers. The inauguration ceremony of Harihar area Sonpur fair has taken a political color after allegations and counter-allegations by opposition party’s RJD MLA from Sonpur, Dr. Ramanuj Prasad.
On this occasion, the gathering was addressed by Tourism and Industry Minister Nitish Mishra, RJD MLA from Sonpur Dr. Ramanuj Prasad, BJP MLA from Chhapra Dr. CN Gupta, BJP MLA from Taraiya Janak Singh, Legislative Councilor Dr. Virendra Narayan Yadav and many others. After the formal inauguration, playback singer Deepali and singer Aishwarya Nigam made everyone dance with their presentation of the program. With much fanfare, the world famous Harihar Kshetra Sonpur Fair – 2024 was formally inaugurated amidst a huge crowd of spectators late on Wednesday evening. During this, the Minister and dozens of MLAs highlighted the importance of the fair and its progressive development.
