In a daring assertion on Sunday, Samajwadi Celebration (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed {that a} Shivling is buried beneath the official residence of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister in Lucknow. He instructed that the location must be excavated to disclose this alleged spiritual construction.
Yadav’s feedback come at a time of political upheaval, notably surrounding ongoing archaeological surveys in numerous elements of Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav made these remarks amidst heightened political stress following a sequence of latest archaeological discoveries within the state.
Notably, final week, an in depth 250-foot-deep stepwell relationship again to the 1857 riot period was uncovered in Sambhal. The stepwell, unearthed via excavation with the assistance of bulldozers, drew vital consideration. In the identical space, ruins of an historic Banke Bihari temple had been reportedly found simply days prior.
Akhilesh Yadav’s Criticism of BJP’s Agenda
Akhilesh Yadav has been vocally essential of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), accusing them of exploiting these archaeological findings as a distraction from extra pressing points affecting the state and the nation. In response to Yadav, the BJP is utilizing such discoveries to shift public focus away from essential issues like unemployment and the agrarian disaster.
“As an alternative of fixing actual points, reminiscent of unemployment, the federal government is targeted on digging up historic websites,” Yadav said, pointing to the Locations of Worship Act, which protects the spiritual character of locations of worship in India.
He emphasised that steady excavation may result in undesirable penalties, undermining the regulation and creating pointless controversy.
Unemployment and Governance Below BJP
Additional criticizing the BJP-led authorities’s governance, Yadav highlighted the worsening unemployment scenario in Uttar Pradesh and throughout the nation. “The BJP has been in energy in Delhi for 10 years and in Uttar Pradesh for seven years, but unemployment has reached document highs. That is the truth that must be addressed, not archaeological excavations,” Yadav added.
In his assertion, Yadav mentioned that he believes the federal government ought to focus extra on addressing the urgent wants of the individuals, reminiscent of job creation, agricultural assist, and poverty alleviation, quite than participating in political and non secular discourse surrounding historic finds.
