Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya has been making controversial statements against the Ram Mandir and the Hindu faith. Recently on 10th January, he justified the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government’s ‘shoot at sight’ order resulting in the deaths of numerous unarmed karsevaks in the year 1990, after the rath yatra.
The illegal construction of the accused persons involved in the Mira Road clash was razed to the ground in the presence of Maharashtra Security Force and Mumbai Police.
In response to opposition politicians declining an invitation to the consecration of Ram Mandir, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam stated that Lord Ram is the "soul of India" and that their decision not to attend the event was "unfortunate."