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Center Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.'First apologise to devotees, saints': UP CM Yogi ahead of Akhilesh Yadav's Ram Temple visit
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that anyone who ordered firing on Ram devotees, subjected saints to lathicharge or neglected Ayodhya must apologise before entering the Ram temple. He made the comment during the tenth edition of Deepotsav, where thousands of earthen lamps were lit in Ayodhya. The remarks came as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav announced he will visit the Ram Temple on December 12, a move that is expected to spice up politics ahead of the state’s assembly polls.
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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will visit the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on December 12, former SP MLA Pawan Pandey said on Saturday, an announcement set to spice up politics in the key Hindi heartland state ahead of Assembly polls in early 2027. The ruling BJP has been targeting Yadav for…
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said those who had ordered firing on Ram devotees, subjected saints to lathicharge and neglected Ayodhya should visit the Ram temple only after apologising to the devotees and saints, reported PTI. Adityanath's remarks came hours after the…
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"Those who bloodied Ayodhya are also remembering Ayodhya," Adityanath said at the tenth edition of the Deepotsav, the lighting of thousands of earthen lamps, in the Hindu holy city.
— NDTV
