Overview

• Akhilesh Yadav reiterated claims of caste-based discrimination in Uttar Pradesh police postings, demanding a response from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the state DGP dismissed the allegations as baseless.
• The Samajwadi Party leader accused the BJP of exploiting the recent Murshidabad violence for political gain and solely blamed the party for the unrest.
• Yadav criticized the BJP for its handling of the Pahalgam terror attack, calling it a failure of central security measures and condemning the use of the tragedy for political messaging.
• He renewed his opposition to the Waqf Act, alleging the legislation is a diversion from governance failures and a tool for land appropriation.
• Yadav framed his broader critique as a defense of marginalized communities, accusing the BJP of tokenism and systemic neglect of Dalits, backward classes, and minorities.