Varanasi, June 23 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Varanasi on Monday evening, a day before he is scheduled to chair the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council on June 24.

The meeting, organised by the Inter-State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, will bring together key policymakers from the central and state governments.

The meeting will be attended by the Chief Ministers of the member states (Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh) and two senior ministers from each state.

Upon arriving at the airport, Amit Shah was welcomed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and party leaders.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath w...