An apology demand over the 1990 firing on kar sevaks drew a counter from Akhilesh Yadav on temple donation theft and land compensation, setting off a war of words with Yogi Adityanath ahead of. CM Yogi Adityanath stated that those who insulted devotees and neglected the holy city should first apologise before visiting the temple. Earlier in 1990, during the Mulayam Singh Yadav.