New Delhi
Opposition leaders on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks questioning why the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress remain silent on the alleged illegal sale of Waqf land, while accusing the BJP of hurting Hindu faith over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Lately, the BJP has been come under criticism from Opposition parties over donation theft allegations at the Ram Temple, an the former has projected the issue as an affront on the sentiments of Hindus. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered SIT probe into the incident but kept lashing out at the Opposition parties, accusing them of insulting Hindu sentiments and also pursuing politics of minority appeasement.
Addressing an event in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that Congress and the Samajwadi Party remained silent over issues such as alleged encroachment and grabbing of Waqf properties, but were attempting to target the BJP over developments in Ayodhya.
Reacting to the remarks, Samajwadi Party MP Pushpendra Saroj told IANS, SundayThe Chief Minister should avoid making baseless allegations. If he has evidence, he should present it first. If anything had gone wrong during the Samajwadi Party’s tenure, the people of Uttar Pradesh responded by electing the Bharatiya Janata Party to power twice. I can say with certainty that the BJP received more than 50 per cent of the votes in the name of Lord Ram.Sunday
He further said, SundayThe BJP pursued politics centred around religion, faith and the Ram Temple, and people supported them on that basis by bringing them to power twice. Today, when allegations of theft have surfaced in the name of the same Ram, the Chief Minister is trying to divert attention from the real issue.
