India, July 1 -- MEERUT Targeting opposition parties over issues of faith and cultural heritage, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday alleged that those who once ordered police action against Ram devotees and questioned the existence of god are now attempting to champion religious sentiments after losing political ground.

He invoked the famed 'Rampuri chaku' to criticise the Samajwadi Party (SP), alleging that while the iconic knife was misused by the previous regime to "grab people's land", it now symbolises security and development under the BJP government.

Adityanath also criticised the Congress, saying the party had once questioned the very existence of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna but was now proclaiming that "Ram belongs to ever...