Akhilesh Yadav plans Ayodhya temple visit as Adityanath calls for apology

Politics · First reported 7 Nov, 09:57 · Updated 13:40

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Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and his wife, Dimple Yadav, are scheduled to visit the Ram Temple and Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya on December 12, according to an SP leader. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said leaders associated with past actions against devotees and saints should apologise before visiting. The planned visit would be Akhilesh Yadav’s first to the Ram Temple since its January 2024 inauguration.

Former SP MLA Pawan Pandey announced that Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav plan to visit the Ram Temple and Hanumangarhi on December 12.
The visit would be Akhilesh Yadav’s first to the Ram Temple since its inauguration in January 2024.
At Ayodhya’s Deepotsav, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said leaders who had ordered firing on devotees or subjected saints to lathicharge should apologise before visiting.
Adityanath did not name Yadav or the SP, but his remarks came after the visit was announced.
The Times of India reports that the visit comes ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections scheduled for early 2027.