'Congress, SP have Ram droh in their DNA': Yogi Adityanath on Radhika Khera's resignation | India News - Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister

Yogi Adityanath

on Monday lashed out at the

Congress

, Samajwadi Party, and INDIA bloc, claiming that the opposition leaders have "Ram droh" (betrayal of Lord Ram) ingrained in their DNA.

His remarks came in response to the resignation of former Congress leader

Radhika Khera

.

"She came to Ayodhya to seek blessings of Ram Lala, and the leaders of Congress insulted her.

She resigned after getting tired of the insults. This shows that Congress and SP have 'Ram droh' in their DNA. People associated with INDI Alliance have 'Ram droh' in their DNA," the Uttar Pradesh chief minister told news agency ANI.

"And the person who is Ram Drohi, the people of the country will never cast their vote in favour of such people," he added.

He also criticized the Congress, saying that the public is well aware of the party's pseudo nature and their attempts to deceive the people.

Prior to her resignation, Radhika Khera had alleged at a news conference that the Congress was anti-Ram and anti-Sanatan.

"I always heard that Congress is anti-Ram, anti-Sanatan and anti-Hindu but I never believed it. Mahatma Gandhi used to start every meeting with 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram'. I got exposed to this reality when I went to Ram temple with my grandmother and after returning from there, I put a 'Jai Shri Ram' flag on the door of my house and after that Congress party started hating me. Whenever I posted photos or videos, I was scolded and asked why did I visit Ayodhya when elections were under process," she said.

Khera resigned from the primary membership of the party on Sunday, alleging mistreatment by party members and the lack of response from

Rahul Gandhi

and

Priyanka Gandhi

Vadra to her requests for a meeting.

In her resignation letter to the AICC, she stated that justice was denied to her after the mistreatment she faced for visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.