Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday slammed his predecessor and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying that his government made non-Sanatani an in-charge of the Maha Kumbh mela in 2013. The Chief Minister was referring to SP leader Azam Khan.
Reacting to the Opposition’s allegations of mismanagement during the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, the chief minister pointed out that 63 crore devotees from India and abroad wouldn’t have attended the mega event had there been no world-class facilities. He added that the figure would go over the 65 crore mark on February 26.
We did not play with religious sentiments: Yogi Adityanath
“”What you (the opposition) said regarding Maha Kumbh, a person from a particular caste was stopped from entering Maha Kumbh. We had told those who go with goodwill, they can go but if somebody goes with malicious intent, they would be in trouble,” news agency ANI quoted the Chief Minister as saying.
He added, “We did not play with the religious sentiments of people, unlike the Samajwadi party. Their CM did not have the time to monitor Kumbh and see its arrangements and therefore, he (Akhilesh Yadav) made a non-Sanatani, in-charge of Kumbh. Had there been no world-class facilities in Maha Kumbh, 63 crore devotees would not have attended it till now.
‘Maha Kumbh Mela witnessed chaos, corruption in 2013’
Pointing out that the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 witnessed chaos, corruption, and pollution, he added as per PTI, “Here I was reviewing Kumbh and am still doing it. This is the reason that whoever went to the Kumbh in 2013 saw chaos, corruption, and pollution. There was no water fit for bathing in the Triveni of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati. The prime minister of Mauritius is an example of this who refused to take a bath.”
