The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of making a mockery of religion by holding a cabinet meeting at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
During the Zero Hour at the Legislative Council, Samajwadi member Shatarudra Prakash stressed that clicking photographs while taking a holy dip at the Sangam after the recent cabinet meeting during Kumbh was a clear violation of the 'United Provinces Melas Rule, 1940.
The SP members also barged into the well of the House and raised slogans against the government for making a "mockery" of religion and culture.
According to Prakash, Section 18 of the 'Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj Mela Pradhikaran Adhiniyam-2017' stated that collection of people for any purpose other than religious work was prohibited in the Kumbh area. "The holding of the cabinet meeting in the Kumbh Mela area is definitely a non-religious programme."