Ayodhya Bureaucrat Quits Amid Shankaracharya-Yogi Row

Amid escalating tensions between Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and CM Yogi Adityanath, Ayodhya GST Commissioner Prashant Kumar Singh resigned, citing “insults” to the chief minister, PM Modi, and the Constitution. The dispute began over Magh Mela restrictions and widened to UGC caste-related rules, prompting Singh to step down in protest.