Ayodhya, Nov. 12 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on December 12 has triggered a political controversy, with several seers criticising the move and demanding an apology over the 1990 Kar Sevak firing incident.

The controversy has intensified into a war of words between the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with religious leaders in Ayodhya also expressing their views on the proposed visit.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust member Raj Kumar Das, referring to the 1990 kar sevak firing incident, said the Sanatan community would not forgive Akhilesh Yadav unless he apologised for the action...