New Delhi, August 12: The Delhi government is considering sending senior citizens to pilgrimage sites near the national capital on luxury buses under the Mukhya Mantri Tirth Yatra Yojna, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. More than 71,000 people from Delhi have gone on pilgrimages by 72 trains under the scheme so far, Kejriwal said. 'Ab Delhi Hogi Saaf', Says Arvind Kejriwal As MCD Begins Cleanliness Drive.

"I want every elderly person in Delhi to go on a pilgrimage but sometimes, trains are not available. So, luxury buses can be used to send people to nearby pilgrimage places like Ayodhya," he said. Independence Day 2023 Celebrations: Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory For August 13 for Dress Rehearsal; Check List of Roads to be Closed Tomorrow.

The chief minister met a group of people headed for a pilgrimage to Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat at the Thyagraj Stadium here. He asked them to seek blessings for Delhi and the country.

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