Bahraich, June 10 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled the statue of Maharaja Suheldev in Bahraich and also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various public welfare projects on the occasion of 'Vijayotsav' of Maharaja Suheldev.

Addressing an event at the inauguration of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and his 40-feet statue, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said,"...Today on this occasion, I want to ask the Congress, Samajwadi Party, why did Maharaj Suheldev not get respect?... The work of honouring Maharaj Suheldev should have been done earlier, after independence. Why were medical colleges not built in his name? Why were universities not built in his name earlier? Because they only cared about their...