Kumari plea for Char Dham of Mewar

Jaipur: Speaking at the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari urged the Centre to consider developing a spiritual tourism circuit covering Ekling Ji, Shrinath Ji, Dwarakadhish ji and Charbhuja Ji as Char Dham of Mewar.

She said Rajsamand is home to many historic sites such as Haldighati, Dever and Kumbhalgarh Fort that have witnessed the valour of the legendary Maharana Pratap. Proposing a new circuit for these historic places, she said, “These sites can together constitute a tourist circuit that presents to the people of India and the world the glorious history of Mewar.”

Drawing attention to the urgency of expediting projects under Swadesh Darshan, she said that a monitoring mechanism should be constituted. “Development of 79 thematic circuits have been sanctioned so far under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. May I suggest that a state monitoring mechanism for Swadesh Darshan Scheme should also be put in place to expedite implementation,” she said.

During her speech, she said Jaipur is an important tourist destination and now a Unesco World Heritage Site. “That’s why the city should have more direct international flights, especially to and from European countries and better connectivity to other cities in Rajasthan as well as India, including our other tourist hubs like Kerala and Goa. Incentives could be given to airlines to encourage them to start these flights,” she said.