Final Up to date:October 19, 2025, 20:45 IST
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged factionalism within the Yogi Adityanath-led authorities after deputy CMs Keshav Maurya and Brijesh Pathak have been lacking from Deepotsav in Ayodhya
Each deputy CMs Brijesh Pathak (L) and Keshav Prasad Maurya (R) had attended the Deepotsav perform in 2023 and 2024. (Picture: PTI/File)
Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday questioned the absence of each deputy ministers of Uttar Pradesh from the grand Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya.
Deputy chief ministers Keshav Maurya and Brijesh Pathak, have been reportedly lacking from the Deepotsav occasion with Akhilesh Yadav fast to allege factionalism inside the Yogi Adityanath-led authorities.
He claimed that the names of tourism minister Jaiveer Singh and agriculture minister Surya Pratap Sahi had been talked about on the billboards and adverts, seen as a “historic insult” to the seniority of the deputy CMs. He mentioned each had knowledgeable the state BJP chief of their displeasure and causes for not attending.
“Those who didn’t even find a place in the advertisement, what significance do they hold in the government?” Akhilesh requested in a submit on X in Hindi (translated by Grok).
Maurya, who can also be the co-incharge of the BJP’s election marketing campaign in Bihar, returned to Lucknow on Saturday night time (October 18). He was slated to journey to Ayodhya by Sunday midday, and attend the Deepotsav occasion later within the day. Governor Anandiben Patel and Deputy CM Brijesh Pathak have been additionally anticipated to attend.
Each the deputy CMs had attended the perform in 2023 and 2024. Maurya had skipped the identical perform earlier in 2022, which was additionally rumoured to be linked to mismanagement of journey protocols by the administration.
Ever because the BJP fashioned the federal government in Uttar Pradesh in 2017, it has promoted Ayodhya as a vacationer and spiritual vacation spot. The spotlight of this marketing campaign are the Deepotsav celebrations a day earlier than Diwali, which is attended by all dignitaries in UP whereas lakhs of diyas are lit on the banks of Saryu river.
This 12 months, too, greater than 26 lakh diyas have been lit in Ayodhya to create a brand new world report, beating its personal from final 12 months. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who graced Deepotsav, on Sunday mentioned: “Earlier, Diwali in Ayodhya was ignored. The Congress government tried to label Lord Ram as a myth and even gave an affidavit in the court stating so. The Samajwadi Party tried to derail the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and fired on karsewaks. But when we came to power all this was changed.”
Yogi mentioned once they first got here to energy in 2017 and considered organising a grand Deepotsav in Ayodhya, only one.71 lakh diyas may very well be organized.
“Today, millions of diyas are being lit to welcome Lord Ram to Ayodhya,” he mentioned.
The celebrations noticed lakhs of individuals thronging to Ayodhya, which was adorned with flowers, wall work, people dances and even a drone present. The chief minister obtained the certificates for 2 new Guinness World Information for Deeptosav for the most individuals performing diya rotation concurrently, and the biggest show of oil lamps with 26.1 lakh achieved by the state tourism division in Ayodhya.
Location :
Ayodhya, India, India
First Revealed:
October 19, 2025, 20:45 IST
Information politics ‘Those Who Didn’t Even Discover A Place…’: Akhilesh Questions ‘Absence’ Of UP Deputy CMs At Deepotsav
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