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DNA Row: CM Advises Akhilesh Yadav to Exercise Restraint
The Statesman Siliguri
|May 20, 2025
‘The top leadership of the Samajwadi Party should control their social media handles well’
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has jumped into the slugfest between Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Akhilesh Yadav on the DNA row, advising the Samajwadi Party president to exercise restraint.
The war of words that started on social media on 16 May entered the legal arena with the BJP filing an FIR, even as party workers held a massive protest in Lucknow on Saturday.
Commenting on the ongoing row, the chief minister said here on Monday: “Although it is meaningless to expect any ideal behaviour from the Samajwadi Party, a civilized society cannot tolerate their indecent statements.”
“The top leadership of the Samajwadi Party should control their social media handles well and ensure that the language used there is decent, restrained, and dignified,” he added.
This story is from the May 20, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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