Lucknow, Nov. 8 -- Amid news of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the Ayodhya Ram temple on December 12, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday sought an apology to Ram Bhakts for the 1990 firing on karsevaks.

He was referring to the firing on karsevaks on October 30 and November 2, 1990, when Akhilesh's father, Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was the Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

Without naming Akhilesh Yadav, Adityanath said, "Tender an apology to Ram Bhakts first for firing on karsevaks before coming to Ayodhya."

The chief minister was addressing seers at Ram Katha Park in Ayodhya at the 10th edition of Deepotsav.

The SP has in the past maintained that the then government had to act to maintai...