Akhilesh Yadav criticises BJP for undermining Constitution

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of attempting to undermine the Indian Constitution and incite divisions among communities based on religion and caste.

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He alleged that the ruling party is focused on promoting a politics of hatred. "If anyone is breaking records under this government, it is in paper leaks and train accidents" Akhilesh remarked. Akhilesh Yadav made these comments during his visit to Lohia Park in Lucknow on the death anniversary of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia.

After offering a garland to Lohia's statue, he addressed the media, taking aim at the Uttar Pradesh government for preventing him from paying homage to the statue of another socialist icon, Jai Prakash Narayan, on a previous occasion. "The government's behaviour yesterday was absolutely wrong," he asserted.