Varanasi

[ad_1] Cops dressed as priests at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. (Image: ANI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the UP Government and demanded suspension of the police officer who ordered the cops to “dress as priests”. The Uttar Pradesh Police’s order to ensure deployment of cops in saffron attires at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi has sparked a fresh controversy. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief…

[ad_1] The Hindu right-wing outfit will contest 20 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh including Varanasi in the upcoming polls. Varanasi is going to polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on June 1.  The Congress has fielded its Uttar Pradesh state unit chief Ajai Rai from Varanasi. In 2019, Prime Minister Modi won Varanasi seat with 63 per cent vote share. Rai finished third behind Shalini…