151 statues of Ambedkar were vandalised in U.P. under the BJP: Akhilesh Yadav
Releasing a ‘Samajwadi audit report’, the Opposition leader alleges the incidents are part of a wider pattern in ‘humiliating marginalised social groups and Ambedkarites’
Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi Party (SP), accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of destroying 151 statues of B.R. Ambedkar across 72 districts in Uttar Pradesh. Yadav presented this finding in a 'Samajwadi audit report' on September 20, 2026. He claimed the vandalism was a deliberate act to humiliate marginalized social groups and followers of Dr. Ambedkar.
The SP leader argued that the BJP's nine-and-a-half-year rule had failed to change the Constitution, prompting this frustration-based behavior. While only 14 arrests were made, over 45 unnamed individuals were named as accused, and 84 incidents had no details on any action taken. The SP spokesperson Sunil Singh Yadav stated that the party would work to increase vote counts and secure justice for Dr. Ambedkar.
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