Yogi Adityanath’s temple built by ‘BJP supporter’ to capture land, alleges Samajwadi Party

Uncle of the man who has built Uttar Pradesh CM’s temple claims the land

The Samajwadi Party has claimed that the temple of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Bharatkund was built by a "BJP supporter" to "capture" private land.

In a tweet, the SP also attached a newspaper article in which a native of Ayodhya has alleged that his nephew got the temple constructed on his land on the Faizabad-Prayagraj highway, 25 km away from the under-construction Ram Mandir, without his permission.

Bharatkund is believed to be the place where Lord Ram's younger brother Bharat bade him farewell before he went into exile.

In a complaint sent to the Chief Minister on September 21 through the grievance redressal Jansunwai portal, complainant Ramnath Maurya, a resident of Kalyan Bhadarsa, alleged that the land on which Adityanath's temple has been built was initially owned by him and his late elder brother Jagannath Maurya.

However, the property was divided, and after Jagannath passed away, his son Prabhakar Maurya allegedly kept the entire parcel of land to himself without giving Ramnath his share.

Prabhakar is the one who got Mr. Adityanath's temple constructed. It has a life-size idol of the Chief Minister, with a bow and arrows, and a halo around his head. The idol is clad in a saffron robe.

Special prayers are being offered twice every day at the temple. Prasad is also distributed to "devotees".