Lucknow, Jan. 24 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday described Uttar Pradesh as the land of great personalities, including Lord Krishna and Lord Buddha, and expressed the possibility of turning the state into "an engine of developed India" when the country celebrates its 100 years of independence in 2047.

Speaking at the Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day ceremony in Lucknow, Shah hailed the recently inaugurated Rashtriya Prerna Sthal, built by transforming a 65-acre landfill into a landmark of development, asserting that the BJP regime transformed the waste into wealth.

"When the country celebrates 100 years of Independence on 15 August 2047, Uttar Pradesh will become the engine of a developed India. This is the land of Lord Krishna,...