In Mathura: 'Temple is okay but what has BJP done for the poor?'

In Mathura, 19-year-old Monu Sharma juggles jobs as a priest and laborer. Amid local elections and a dispute over a mosque near the Krishna temple, Sharma, like many, is more concerned about daily struggles than the temple issue. As the city prepares to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, locals grapple with inflation, unemployment, and a growing Hindu-Muslim divide.