India, July 22 -- LUCKNOW/BAHRAICH/SHRAVASTI Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress of glorifying foreign invaders and neglecting local heroes such as Maharaja Suheldev, asserting that his government restored the state's historical legacy.

He was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 70 development projects worth over Rs.352 crore in Mahsi and Nanpara Assembly constituencies of Bahraich district. Adityanath outlined a vision for the region's rapid progress under the 'double engine' government.

"The first honour in Independent India should have been given to Maharaja Suheldev, but neither the Congress nor the Samajwadi Party did so. Instead ...