New Delhi, March 18 -- Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament on Maha Kumbh was a show of respect to the devotees who made the event successful.

"It was not possible to organize such a grand event so smoothly without everyone's efforts... It was necessary to express respect to the devotees who made this event successful," Paswan told ANI.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the successful organisation of the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, attributing its success to the dedication of the public, administration, and devotees across the country and highlighted the collective efforts that contributed to the grand event.

Speaking in Lok Sabha, PM Modi expressed ...