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Akhilesh Yadav to Attend Ayodhya Religious Gathering October 8
Akhilesh Yadav plans to visit a religious gathering in Ayodhya on October 8.
The gathering is being organised by Samajwadi Party leader Tej Narayan Pandey.
It is an eight-day programme about Lord Krishna, and Yadav is expected to attend on its final day.
He may speak to the people who come.
Pandey expects many devotees from Uttar Pradesh and other places.
Food will be served, and organisers say it may continue for about 24 hours.
The gathering is happening before next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The Samajwadi Party has made allegations about donations for the Ram temple, which the BJP has rejected.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to attend a religious gathering in Ayodhya on October 8.
The eight-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha is being organised by senior party leader and former Ayodhya MLA Tej Narayan Pandey.
Pandey said Yadav would attend the programme’s final day at his invitation and would likely address devotees.
The gathering is expected to draw devotees from across Uttar Pradesh and beyond, with arrangements spread over more than 10 bighas.
The event takes place ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections; the Samajwadi Party’s allegations about Ram temple donations have been rejected by the BJP.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and event organiser Tej Narayan Pandey.
- What
- Yadav is scheduled to attend the final day of an eight-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha and religious gathering.
- Where
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- October 8; the report is dated October 3, with no year specified.
- Why
- Yadav was invited by Pandey to attend the final day of the programme.
Samajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ram temple donations
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party had raised allegations about the handling of donations received for the Ram temple’s construction and related activities.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The BJP rejected the allegations.
Key facts
- Scheduled attendance
- October 8
- Event
- Eight-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha
- Organiser
- Tej Narayan Pandey, senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Ayodhya MLA
- Expected visit
- Around two hours
- Event grounds
- Arrangements made over more than 10 bighas of land
- Feast
- Expected to continue for around 24 hours
- Election context
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are scheduled for the following year
Quotes
Tej Narayan Pandey
Senior Samajwadi Party leader, former Ayodhya MLA and organiser of the congregation
“Devotees of Shri Krishna from across the state and the country will come to listen to the final discourses on Lord Krishna and participate in the feast.”
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