The Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture was here for the stone-laying ceremony of the beautification projects of the Tulsi Upavan, Anandeshwar temple, Valmiki ashram and Lavkush ashram.
He was asked by reporters that while all the other parties had named their chief ministerial candidates, who would the BJP project as its CM face in Uttar Pradesh.
"Which parties are you talking about," Sharma shot back.
Asserting that the BJP does not indulge in "family ties", Sharma claimed that the party had "at least 20 faces" in the state, all of whom were capable of being projected as chief ministerial candidates.
On the SP's candidature of Atique Ahmed, a politician with a criminal background, from Kanpur Cantonment constituency, Sharma said it was "unfortunate for Uttar Pradesh" that "such people" were being given poll tickets.
Informing that stone-laying ceremonies of projects worth Rs 6 crore were performed, the Union minister said the Centre wanted to develop Kanpur as a hub of religious tourism.
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