Lucknow, Feb. 22 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launched an attack on the Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday, following a Prayagraj court's order to register an FIR against Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati under the POCSO Act.

Speaking in a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav has criticised the government, alleging that the authorities are targeting the spiritual leader. Yadav accused the government of digging up a 20-year-old incident to humiliate the Shankaracharya.

SP Chief said, "The Shankaracharya sat on a dharna for several days; at that time, the cold was at its peak. In our Sanatan tradition, nowhere has any Shankaracharya ever been stopped from bathing, but this is the first time they...