A DAY after the Sambhal district administration reopened an “ancient temple”, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hit out at the Congress and other Opposition parties, questioning why justice had still not been served to the victims of the “Sambhal massacre” in 1978, even 46 years after the incident.
“Why have those responsible for the massacre in Sambhal not been punished to this day?” Adityanath asked while speaking at an event in Lucknow.
In 1978, 13 persons were killed in the riots in Sambhal town.
He said that while the Parliament was discussing the Constitution on Saturday, the issue of (November 24 violence) Sambhal was also raised. Targeting the opposition, he pointed out that 46 years ago, during their rule, a temple in Sambhal was shut down, “exposing their true nature.”
He remarked, “Such an ancient temple with a Bajrang Bali idol and a Jyotirlinga could not have appeared overnight.” “What was the fault of the innocent people who were killed in Sambhal? Anyone who speaks the truth is threatened and silenced,” he added.
The CM criticised the Congress for its “double standards”, saying that those who claim to represent India are now “indulging in hypocrisy in the name of the Constitution.”
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