Varanasi: Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, Varanasi is also famous for 'Aurangabad House' which was once home to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Pandit Kamlapati Tripathi. He was former Union Minister of Railways for two terms, first from 1975 to 1977 and then briefly in 1980.
Pandit Kamlapati Tripathi was associated with the Congress party and his father, who was involved in the freedom struggle, used this as an assembly house for political meetings. The house is still used for political meetings and his future generation is carrying forward this legacy.
Today, the fourth-generation of Pandit Kamlapati Tripathi is also active in politics. Tripathi's son Lokpati Tripathi, grandson Rajeshpati Tripathi and great-grandson Laliteshpati Tripathi had been in the Congress party and had been chosen by people as their representatives several times.
Professor of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Satish Rai said, "This house had been the epicentre of politics for more than 70 years. Though the country had faced several changes and there were many new parties formed, the members of Tripathi family had been loyal to the Congress party. Pandit Kamlapati Tripathi's great-grandson, Laliteshpati Tripathi is also an active leader in the Congress party."