As Ayodhya prepares to celebrate Diwali to mark Lord Ram’s homecoming, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on Akhilesh Yadav’s party, saying the Samajwadi Party had kept the city in darkness for years.

Taking a dig at the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA bloc at large, Adityanath said those who had “fired bullets” at karsevaks during the Ram Mandir movement never attended the temple’s grand opening in 2024.

"Those who fired bullets never came for the consecration of the Ram Temple. During the Ram Mandir movement, advocates were positioned to prevent the temple from being built. They fired shots, while we lit lamps," said Adityanath, who is in the city to celebrate Deepostav.

Adityanath was referring to then-Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh’

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