Addressing a gathering in Gonda, Adityanath said that during the SP government’s tenure, even devotees who wanted to worship Maa Durga at home faced opposition, with complaints being filed against them.
Addressing a gathering in Gonda, Adityanath said that during the SP government’s tenure, even devotees who wanted to worship Maa Durga at home faced opposition, with complaints being filed against them. No development schemes ever reached this region,” Adityanath said. Contrasting the previous government’s approach with his administration’s development initiatives, the chief minister highlighted Ayodhya’s transformation and said the Deepotsav celebrations on the sacred land of Lord Ram would also contribute to Gonda’s development. The Deepotsav on the sacred land of Lord Ram is bound to bring development to Gonda as well,” he said. In a post on X, he said the ‘double-engine’ government was committed to expanding public amenities through development projects and ensuring that welfare schemes brought prosperity to people at the bottom of the social ladder. “The ‘double-engine’ government is committed to ensuring that every development project expands public amenities, and every welfare scheme brings prosperity to the lives of those standing at the very last rung of the social ladder,” he said.
“If a follower of Sanatan Dharma wished to worship Maa Durga in their own home, others would file complaints against it. The then-Samajwadi Party government in Lucknow would intervene to stop such practices. They used to prevent the Kanwar Yatra from taking place and would not allow festivals or celebrations to be observed in Western Uttar Pradesh. “We advanced the development of Ayodhya.
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government of restricting religious practices and preventing festivals in the state, alleging that it had stopped Kanwar Yatras and celebrations in western Uttar Pradesh.