Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak alleged that the Samajwadi Party's political ideology is rooted in appeasement and criminal patronage, escalating a heated online exchange.
• Pathak offered to send a written thesis on the SP's 'DNA' to Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of evading questions about his party’s foundational values.
• Akhilesh Yadav responded by dismissing Pathak’s remarks as baseless and accused him of seeking attention through sycophantic behavior within the BJP.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath intervened, urging both parties to maintain a respectful and dignified tone in their public discourse on social media.
• The feud highlights deeper ideological divides ahead of state elections, with both parties invoking past controversies to attack each other’s credibility.