Dubbing Adityanath a "failed administrator", Owaisi alleged that his visit to the temple in Gorakhpur, of which he is the chief priest, was at the cost of the state exchequer.
"Chief Minister's office is a Constitutional post. Adityanath has failed as an administrator so far, and unfortunately Yogi Adityanath as a mahant is overshadowing," he told reporters.
Adityanath recently stayed in Gorakhnath temple for five days to perform the rituals as the temple head priest.
"The Uttar Pradesh chief minister staying away from his Lucknow office with all security to perform (rituals) as a mahant for the five days is a violation of the recent Supreme Court order stating that public money cannot be used for religious purposes.
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"So, the chief minister going there (Gorakhnath temple) and staying there for five days with all arrangements for his stay in place...whose money is being used? It is the public exchequer which is burdened with the Chief Minister's stay of five days to perform his duties as the mahant," Owaisi said.
"There is a thin line separating the Constitutional duty and public beliefs. Unfortunately, the present UP CM has blurred that line. I would say that in the interest of propriety and in the interest of general public, the CM should not engage himself in any such activities which leads to the direct conflict with his Constitutional duties," Owaisi said.
He termed as the "travesty of justice" the notice sent by the Foreigners' Tribunal to a Assam-based retired JCO, asking him to prove his Indian citizenship.
Referring to Hoque's case, Owaisi said the BJP government in the north-eastern state has taken a "deliberate" step to "demean" people by asking them to prove their nationality.
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