Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today paid a visit to 'Kanha Upvan' - a  shelter home for cows and stray animals -  run by Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav's NGO 'Jeev Ashray'.

UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma accompanied Adityanath.

This is Adityanath's second meeting with with Aparna and her husband Prateek. The couple had met the CM at the VVIP Guest House where he was staying last week.

The meeting triggered intense speculation in political circles as it came a few days after BJP trounced Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in the 2017 UP assembly elections.

The meeting, which lasted for 20 minutes was termed a 'courtesy call'.

During their meeting, Prateek and Aparna had reportedly discussed the issue of 'Gau-Sanrakshan' (cow protection) with the UP CM.


Image: The UP CM at the cow shelter run by Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law, Aparna (in green, on his right).