Lucknow, Feb. 25 -- Taking on the Opposition over its criticism of the Mahakumbh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said vultures will only see dead bodies whereas devotees earned virtue, the poor found employment, the wealthy got business opportunities and tourists found hospitality at the mega event in Prayagraj.

Blinded by their biases, socialists and Leftists, fail to appreciate the spiritual beauty of the Mahakumbh, the chief minister said. He mentioned the Haj pilgrimage and said hundreds of deaths have been reported there in the past due to mismanagement.

The chief minister was speaking in the state assembly on the motion of thanks to the governor's address to a joint sitting of both Houses. The governor's address was deli...