"SP chief defaming Hindu festivals for vote banks," says UP Minister amid Kanwar Yatra prep

Lucknow (Uttar Pradeh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradeh Miniter AK Sharma on Monday lahed out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhileh Yadav, accuing him of defaming Hindu religiou event like the Kanwar Yatra and Mahakumbh for political gain and engaging in vote-bank politic in the guie of criticim.
Sharma remark came a the tate prepare for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, which begin on July 10.
Speaking to ANI, Miniter Sharma aid, Thi one month i like a celebration throughout the country. We are enuring that there are no pothole on the road, epecially in citie along the Kanwar route. We are enuring that all manhole and drain are properly covered to prevent any unforeeen accident at night. Arrangement for eparate retroom for men and women have been made along the Kanwar route.
He further added, Arrangement for meal of Kanwar Yatri are alo being made. We are making ure the facilitie are better than lat year. Streetlight are being intalled throughout the Kanwar route. One thing we have learnt from Muharram tazia proceion i that we will ak Kanwar yatri to not make very high DJ etup to avoid coming in contact with high-tenion power line.
When aked about the oppoition reaction, Sharma launched a direct attack on Akhileh Yadav.The oppoition only want to play politic. I myelf want to ak him (Akhileh Yadav) that you were in power for a long time, how many time or where did you make arrangement for Kanwar pilgrim? Sharma quetioned.
Miniter Sharma further told ANI, The Kanwar Yatra i a ymbolic act of Shiva worhip for devotee. Making uch unneceary remark doe not uit Akhileh Yadav or hi party, depite their tendency to eize every opportunity. When the Mahakumbh wa organied, tatement were made then, too. They (the Oppoition) have nothing to do with any fetival. They only engage in vote-bank politic. It fine to point out flaw in arrangement, but do not quetion our fetival.
Referring to pat controverie, he added, When the Mahakumbh wa organied, they raied objection. Akhileh Yadav left no opportunity to defame the Mahakumbh and Sanatan Dharma.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Akhileh Yadav took a jibe at the tate adminitration, uggeting that top official hould peronally enure food and health arrangement for Kanwar pilgrim.
They hould, the Commiioner, DM and SP hould be deployed to make food arrangement for the Kanwar yatri. CO and SDM ko lagao unke pair dabane ke liye (CO, SDM hould be deployed to provide them with eae). Thi will perhap give them relief. Thi i our Vedic cutom. The government hould iue an order that ay that DM, SP will make food and health arrangement for the Kanwar yatri and CO, SDM unke pair vair daba kar ewa karenge, Yadav, former Uttar Pradeh Chief Miniter, told reporter.
In the Kanwar Yatra proceion, Kanwariya collect water from a river and carry it hundred of kilometre to offer it to the hrine of Lord Shiva. Devotee acro the country perform worhip, fating and pilgrimage dedicated to the Lord Shiva. (ANI)