PRAYAGRAJ: A day after BSP chief Mayawati claimed that the Bahujan Samaj Party was getting encouraging response for its Brahmin Sammelans, deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday, took a jibe at BSP's Prabudh Varg Sammelan and Brahmin outreach that the party embarked upon from the holy town of Ayodhya.
In a clear reference to the BSP, Maurya, without naming any party or person said that "even people who used to turn away their faces at the mere sight of temples are now visiting the temples and claiming to be priests. Only the coming days will tell what all is to unfold."
The deputy CM further added that the people of the state were well aware of the activities taken up by the rival camps ahead of assembly polls next year and that the people would be giving them a befitting reply in the 2022 state elections. He reiterated that the BJP believes in 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas', highlighting the importance of BJP's election mantra and war cry in the upcoming state polls.
Maurya was at the circuit house on Wednesday to interact with people and hear their grievances.
Referring to the Arial ghat incident where BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra, who is also at the forefront of the Brahmin Sammelans to win over the Brahmin voters in the state, was seen seated on a chair during the Ganga aarti two days back in Sangam city and a few sadhus and purohits questioning Mishra's behaviour, the deputy CM said, “Sometimes, when we visit a religious place and are ignorant about the rituals there, it is better to act as per the instructions of the priests who are there to guide."
Maurya, meanwhile, expressed anguish over the Barabanki road mishap in which at least 18 people were killed and said that Barabanki district authorities have been asked to ensure timely and proper medical care to all the injured persons.
