Erasing heritage: Priyanka Gandhi on demolition at Varanasi ghat

Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised demolition at Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat saying that "erasing the country's religious and historical heritage in the name of development is a grave sin." "Even before this, many temples several centuries old have been demolished in Banaras in the name of renovation," she said. Earlier locals had protested over alleged demolition of idols at the ghat.