Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that there is a Shivling beneath the official residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and that excavation should be conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
He said that excavation by an expert agency like the ASI is necessary to discover the ancient relic. With the discovery of the Baoli (stepwell) and koop (well) in Sambhal, excavation for temples has dominated the political agenda of the state for over a month.“It’s my definite information that there is a Shivling beneath the official residence of the Chief Minister at Kalidas Marg and excavation should be conducted by the ASI to recover the same,†the SP chief said.
Targeting the BJP, he said, “The BJP is a threat to democracy and the Constitution. The BJP murders democracy by misusing power. People got the right to vote from the Constitution, but the BJP is snatching it. Votes were looted in the by-election. People were stopped from voting.â€
“The whole country saw that brave women faced bullets and guns in the by-election. They were successful in casting their votes by risking their lives,†he said, adding, “Good people were needed for the proper implementation of the Constitution.â€
“The Constitution given by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar gives strength to the poor, farmers, the deprived, and the PDA,†he said, adding that the BJP is weakening the Constitution.
“The BJP is the originator of fake news. It propagates lies, files false cases against opponents and always conspires to defame the Samajwadi Party leadership. The BJP government has weakened the constitutional institutions, and it is on the path of dictatorship,†he claimed.
The SP chief also said that the BJP has never worked for the poor people and farmers.
“It took decisions for its capitalist friends and made them profits. The country’s economy was destroyed by the decisions of the BJP government,†he added.
“Inflation and unemployment have reached their peak. The poor did not benefit from the decision of demonetisation. Where did the black money go? Jobs and employment have ended. Today, the youth do not have jobs and employment,†he said.
