Gyanvapi Masjid row: BJP youth workers burn Akhilesh Yadav’s effigy in Kanpur

BJP youth workers burnt effigies of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over his statements on the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque case.

The workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, burnt effigy of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at Bada Chauraha, Kanpur in protest against his statement regarding the Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid case.

They also raised slogans against Akhilesh Yadav.

Earlier, the Samajwadi Party chief had stated that in our Hindu religion, if we place a stone anywhere, put a red flag under a peepal tree, a temple is made.

Strongly criticizing the BJP, Yadav said that there was a time when idols were kept in the dark of night. "The BJP can do anything and can get anything done," he said.

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Taking a dig at Yadav, the BJYM workers said that the former CM should eat almonds as his memory has become weak. “Akhilesh Yadav is shocked after losing the election, does he not believe in the decision of the judiciary?” a BJYM Kanpur worker said.

The BJYM workers also warned the SP chief that they would apply black soot on his face if he came to Kanpur.