Respect for faith crucial in Yogi govt: Min slams SP head
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Lucknow: Cabinet minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Tuesday accused
Samajwadi Party
chief
Akhilesh Yadav
of misleading the people by talking about the interest of the devotees in Kanwar yatra.
Last week, Akhilesh had targeted the state govt of not doing enough arrangements for the Kanwar Yatra and using faith for its political end.
Singh said that those who had once fired bullets on Ram devotees are trying to mislead the public by talking about the interests of devotees. He said that during the SP regime, neither the dignity of the Kanwar Yatra was taken care of nor proper security arrangements were made.
"Today, when Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
himself is conducting aerial surveys to check the route of the Kanwariyas and their security arrangements and is ensuring all the arrangements from closing meat and liquor shops to cleanliness, medical, traffic etc.,
then Akhilesh has suddenly started worrying about the Kanwariyas," he said, terming SP chief's statement as nothing more than political opportunism.
Singh said it is clear from Akhilesh's statements that he neither understands faith nor has any experience towards systems.
"Respect for faith is paramount in the Yogi govt and the govt's objective is not only to provide facilities to the devotees, but also to keep the sanctity of the Kanwar Yatra intact," he said, stressing that the Yogi govt has set a new example by conducting every religious event with security, cleanliness and good order.
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"The Yogi govt has established a unique coordination of faith, security and order," he said.
He also countered Akhilesh's allegations and said that BJP is a cadre-based party, where all decisions of the organization are taken under the democratic process.
A family-based party like Samajwadi Party has no moral right to question the leadership system of BJP.
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