Lucknow police stations get a splash of saffron

The colour saffron appears to be gradually spreading across Uttar Pradesh, with parts of a nearly 80-year-old police station in the state capital being given a splash of the colour, days after the Haj office here was painted orange, drawing criticism from several members of the Opposition.

Ever since Yogi Adityanath took over as the chief minister of UP, the colour seems to have become a defining feature of the state. It has virtually permeated everything - right from booklets and school bags to towels and chairs, and even buses. And the Qaiser Bagh police station here seems to be the latest on the list.

The police station was built in 1939 and had the traditional colours of a police station - yellow and red. But this time around some pillars and certain parts of the building have acquired a bright saffron hue against a light cream background. Interestingly, after the bright saffron shade on the Haj office boundary wall attracted criticism from the Opposition and flak from Muslim bodies, it was given a cream coat by the Estates department recently. The boundary wall originally had been green and white.

1939
Year in which the police station was built

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