SP and Congress anti-Sanatan, practiced graveyard wall secularism: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress of being "anti-Sanatan", alleging that they practised a version of secularism that prioritised graveyard boundary walls over religious and developmental projects.

Addressing a public event in Barabanki, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 82 development projects worth over Rs 542 crore, Adityanath alleged that previous governments spent public money on constructing boundary walls around graveyards while neglecting temples and other public works.

Constructing a boundary wall for the graveyard had become a standard of secularism," Adityanath said, claiming that projects related to temples, including the Mahadeva temple in Barabanki, the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, did not receive support because they were viewed as "communal".

Calling the SP and Congress "anti-Sanatan", Adityanath said the state's future and security were linked to the preservation of Sanatan Dharma. "Our bright future rests upon the solid foundation of Sanatan. If Sanatan is secure, we are all secure. If there is any threat to Sanatan, no one will be able to survive it," he said.