Lucknow, Jan. 28 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in the state on Wednesday regarding the Prayagraj Magh Mela and said the return of Jagadguru Shankaracharya from the holy land of Prayagraj without taking a sacred bath is an extremely inauspicious event, which has not only hurt but also alarmed the entire Sanatan Dharma community.

Posting on his social media account on Wednesday, Akhilesh alleged that if the BJP and its allies had wanted, they could have set aside their ''arrogance of power'', carried the palanquin to the Triveni Sangam themselves, and ensured that the saint received a holy bath, thus upholding the respect due to him. But the ''arrogance of power'' p...