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In an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Maha Kumbh Mela, the chief minister, while discouraging ‘unnecessary controversies’, also added that there was no need to back down from the truth
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. (Image/Screenshot)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday responded to the buzz around Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) head Mohan Bhagwat’s recent remarks that there should not be a search for a temple under every mosque and conjecture that this was linked to the mandir-masjid row in Sambhal.
“See, this was not related to Sambhal. You must have noticed that afterwards, Organiser and Panchjanya also clearly stated that this is a journey from Somnath to Sambhal to find the truth,” the CM said during an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Maha Kumbh Mela. “What Sarsanghchalak ji has said is a message for those people who are unnecessarily trying to raise every issue forcibly to gain cheap publicity. We have to look at those issues that are based on truth and can be taken forward through dialogue in a cordial environment.”
Creating an unnecessary controversy on every issue is not appropriate in today’s time, the chief minister said. “But yes, there is no need to back down from the truth,” he added. “What I am saying is the truth of Sambhal, Mathura, and Kashi should come out.”
Tension has been simmering in Sambhal since the November 24 violence during a court-ordered survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid in the city’s Kot Garvi area. Four lives were lost in the clashes, and several people were left injured.
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Prayagraj, India
