A political firestorm has erupted in Uttar Pradesh over the Deepotsav 2025 celebrations in Ayodhya, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav trading sharp barbs. The controversy was ignited by Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks questioning the expenditure on the event, asking, ‘Why waste money on diyas, candles and all this nonsense?’. His suggestion to learn from Western Christmas traditions further fueled the debate. In a fiery response, CM Yogi Adityanath contrasted his government’s actions with the law-and-order situation under the previous SP regime, stating that while they fired bullets at devotees, his government is lighting diyas. The exchange comes as Ayodhya prepares to light a record number of over 26 lakh diyas across 56 ghats for the ninth edition of the grand festival.
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