The demolition of a mosque at the Saharanpur District Magistrate’s office complex has triggered a political row, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accusing Yogi Adityanath-led UP government of giving the issue a communal colour and questioning the circumstances in which the structure was razed.
Yadav said those who demolish religious places or disrespect the faith of others “can never be Sanatani”, news agency ANI reported.
“I will tell my journalist friends that you get a lot of money for political polishing. Don’t care about that money. The political money you get for polishing, don’t worry about it. I know how much budget you get. It is not hidden from anyone. Questioning the circumstances surrounding the demolition, Yadav alleged that the government was deliberately creating a communal issue and linked the controversy to donations made for the Ram temple. “That’s why they are giving a communal angle deliberately. Couldn’t justice be achieved in the High Court? Couldn’t they go to the Supreme Court for appeal?
“Those officers, together at the behest of the government, did this work so that they don’t get justice in the next court.
Yadav said maintaining communal harmony should be a priority for the government and alleged that the BJP was deliberately giving the issue a communal angle. Don’t twist any matter, but a true Sanatani is a person who likes harmony,” he said. “Harmony is the biggest responsibility of the government, and priority should also be harmony,” the SP chief added. Yadav said. Think, you are snatching someone’s right to justice,” he said.
