Lucknow, Feb. 17 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav today launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging that the Chief Minister had the Manikarnika Ghat and the statue of Rajmata Ahilyabai demolished in Kashi, causing resentment among the Sanatan Samaj and the Pal community.
Akhilesh Yadav, while talking to reporters here, said that nearly a hundred temples were also demolished in Kashi, and a bell donated by the King of Nepal has also gone missing. He described these incidents as matters of faith and questioned the government's working style.
Responding to the Chief Minister's statement on the Shankaracharya issue, Akhilesh Yadav said that the incident in Varanasi during the Samajwadi Party ...