Akhilesh Yadav vows to restore Ayodhya’s eternal glory amid row

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party’s office in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, June 24, 2026. | Photo credit: PTI

Amid the Ram Temple embezzlement case, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday (June 27, 2026) vowed to restore and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as a center of faith and devotion.

He claimed that the new SP-led government in Uttar Pradesh would develop Ayodhya as a unique and exemplary religious city where devotees would experience true spirituality.

“With justice and truthfulness we accept this promise that by forming a new government we will develop ‘Ayodhya’ as a unique and exemplary religious city where devotees coming from all over the world will experience true spirituality. With the blessings of the Lord we will restore and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as ‘Siyaram-ducha-devotion’ and also restore the faith, the true will of faith, the dewavatham. the traditional pride and rights of the people Ayodhya,” Mr Yadav wrote on social media platform X.

The SP further said that Lord Ram’s ideas are inherently socialist and these ideals were followed by the party and its ideological forebears, including socialist icon Ram Manohar Lohia.

“Socialists in India believe in the ideas and teachings of Lord Ram. Our icon, Ram Manohar Lohia, was the first leader in independent India who started the Ramayan Mela in the 1960s. We want a socialist, democratic India based on the teachings of Lord Ram. Our leader, Akhilesh Yadav ji, carries the name of Lohia ji, the rich socialist legacy of the BJP and the BJP that sold the political legacy and BJG to the RSS. with the emotions of the devotees,” Sunil Singh Yadav said. ‘Sajan’, SP spokesperson.

Published – 27 Jun 2026 21:32 IST