Akhilesh alleges ‘disparity’ in Ayodhya administrative postings

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged a disparity in the representation of backward castes, Dalits and minorities in the administrative postings in Ayodhya.

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Sharing a chart on X that highlights the alleged under-representation, Yadav targeted the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government for "discrimination in governance".

"Under the BJP's rule, the inverse arithmetic of bias prevails. Despite the PDA (a combination of backward castes, Dalits and minorities) making up 90 per cent of the population, their share in Ayodhya's administrative appointments is around 20 per cent. Meanwhile, communities that form only 10 per cent dominate 80 per cent of the posts," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said in a post on X.

The graph shows 13 administrative postings in Ayodhya, of which only three have been given to members of the PDA communities.