‘Protectors of Foreign Invaders’: Naqvi Responds to Akhilesh Yadav's 'Shivling' Remarks

Responding to the 'excavation' call by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over his claim of 'Shivling' beneath Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's residence, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slammed him for speaking injustices, which are an attempt to garner support of some vote bank.

He further called the SP supremo to stop behaving like a "protector of foreign invaders.

Speaking to IANS, Naqvi said, "Some people are trying to act as protectors of foreign invaders and criminal acts. They mistakenly feel that such actions will give them political mileage. Each communal disturbance is turned into an opportunity for political excavations but will yield no results."
The remarks come at a time when excavations in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Sambhal, have become a new flashpoint in state politics.

Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, taking a dig at the present UP CM Yogi Adityanath on current excavations, said mockingly, "Excavations are happening everywhere in the state. We feel that Shivling is also present at the CM's residence so perhaps they should start digging up that area as well.

BJP national spokesperson Prem Shukla also took potshots at Akhilesh Yadav over the latter's bizarre claims on excavations and asked why he has an objection with everything that the state administration does.

Reacting sharply to Akhilesh's comments, he said, "Does this mean that Akhilesh Yadav himself buried a Shivling in the CM's residence? If he has suddenly developed such an affinity for Shivlings, he should take his claims to court and get an order to prove it. Otherwise, this is nothing but mere rhetoric. During his tenure as Chief Minister, did he sleep over events like Maha Kumbh?

Reacting to Congress's allegations of mismanagement during the state funeral of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Naqvi said, "Manmohan Singh was never a necessity but merely a compulsion for the Congress Party. When he was alive, they did not give him his due and now, after his death, they are accusing us of not honouring him. Soon after his mortal remains were consigned to flames, the Congress party turned it into a political agenda."

Congress had previously targeted the Centre by alleging negligence and state apathy during Manmohan Singh's state funeral. The party termed the arrangements a "shocking display" of indifference.