The Bharatiya Janata Party criticised these remarks, accusing the party of hypocrisy as leaders prepare to visit Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated all visitors with devotion will be honoured but called on the Samajwadi Party to apologise for past disrespect during the temple movement.
Political controversy sparks in Uttar Pradesh before Akhilesh Yadav's Ayodhya visit
A political conflict has emerged in Uttar Pradesh before Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav's visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey defended the 1990 police firing on kar sevaks, claiming it was constitutional and prevented civil war. The Bharatiya Janata Party criticised these remarks, accusing the party of hypocrisy as leaders prepare to visit Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated all visitors with devotion will be honoured but called on the Samajwadi Party to apologise for past disrespect during the temple movement.
