Yadav claims theft of temple donations will bring divine electoral punishment against BJP.
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Yadav claims theft of temple donations will bring divine electoral punishment against BJP.
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav claimed those who stole donations to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, which he called 'Ram Dhan,' would be punished by Lord Ram and prevented from winning elections, the Hindu reported. Addressing a gathering in Lucknow, Yadav accused the BJP of shielding senior figures he said were responsible for the theft while junior employees were jailed, according to the Hindu's account.
Yadav alleged the BJP had 'dug a tunnel underneath' the locked donation box and committed 'the biggest sin.' He said the theft's scale was unimaginable and required influential involvement, the Hindu wrote. He also criticized BJP leaders for asking for donation receipts, calling it shameful and against Hindu tradition, and linked Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to a past 'fake receipt scam,' the outlet reported.
In a separate incident reported by the Hindustan Times, Yadav and others criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for allegedly refusing to take questions from a journalist at a press conference. Yadav posted a video purportedly showing Adityanath walking away and suggested renaming 'press conference' to 'press monologue,' the Hindustan Times wrote.
Yadav said Uttar Pradesh had an 'overflowing' number of questions but the BJP-led government had 'no answers,' according to the Hindustan Times. The Congress party separately alleged the journalist involved was removed from her job and threatened, including with 'bulldozer action,' calling it an attack on democracy, the Hindustan Times reported. The BJP had not reacted to this criticism, the filing noted.
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