Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, February 24 criticized the opposition Samajwadi Party, stating that during its tenure, the chief minister did not take the time to review Kumbh preparations and assigned a "non-Sanatani" to oversee the event.

Referring to the 2013 Kumbh under then-Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, when Mohammad Azam Khan was put in charge, Adityanath remarked in the state assembly, "We have not played with faith like you. In your time, the chief minister did not have time to see and review the event and therefore he appointed a non-Sanatani as the in-charge of Kumbh."

He contrasted this with the current administration, saying, "But here I myself was reviewing Kumbh and am still d...