Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday, criticised the difficulties faced by common devotees due to the VIP movement at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Sharing a video showing common devotees walking while a convoy passed along the same road, the SP leader stated in a post on X, "On one hand, devotees in the crowd are being pushed and shoved, with some walking 5 to 10 kilometres on foot, while on the other hand, leaders, officials and their entire families are comfortably seated in cars, honking their horns, teasing the devotees, and heading straight to the Maha Kumbh."
Attacking the state government for ignoring common people and making them wait for hours in long lines, the SP chief said, "Yogi Ji, who bo...