PD is short form for Pandits in SP's PDA, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated PDA's 'PD' signifies Pandits, expanding the party's core voter base. He asserted Brahmins faced pain under the BJP government, citing specific incidents. Yadav recalled the alleged torture and murder of a doctor in Sultanpur. He also mentioned the Vikas Dubey encounter and restrictions on Swami Avimukteshwaranand. The party leader highlighted socialist…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav clarified on Wednesday that the acronym PDA stands for Pandits, Dalits and minorities, rather than the other proposed full forms. After paying tribute to SP co-founder and socialist thinker Janeshwar Mishra on his birth anniversary, Akhilesh emphasized that the PD in PDA refers specifically to Pandits, who have faced extreme pain from the BJP government.
He highlighted incidents of Brahmin victimization, including the 2023 murder of Dr Ghanshyam Tiwari and the 2020 police ambush death of Vikas Dubey, suggesting that if Dubey had lived, he could have exposed uncomfortable truths about the BJP. Akhilesh also recalled instances of Brahmin exclusion at the Sangam during Magh Mela, praising SP's commitment to celebrating Brahman leaders throughout the party's history.
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