{
  "id": 15403277,
  "title": "Akhilesh Yadav Slams BJP After Posters Naming Rahul Gandhi, SP Leaders Surface In Lucknow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/akhilesh-yadav-slams-bjp-after-posters-naming-rahul-gandhi-sp-leaders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:25:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/akhilesh-yadav-slams-bjp-after-posters-naming-rahul-gandhi-sp-leaders-surface-in-lucknow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lucknow: In response to posters naming Rahul Gandhi, SP leaders, and gangsters in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of attempting to cover the image of Lord Ram underneath them. Yadav argued that the posting was intended to hide the image of Lord Ram because seeing it reminded people of the Ram temple controversy in Ayodhya, which was causing public anger. He also referenced previous BJP actions against supporters of the Ramcharitmanas in Lucknow, accusing the party of being concerned about public anger leading to protests.",
  "summary": "Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) workers tore down posters describing gangster Atiq Ahmed, gangster Mukhtar Ansari, SP leader Azam Khan, party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as \"enemies of Sanatan Bharat\" in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. The posters, put up by the Sanatan Raksha Sangathan at several locations, including the 1090 intersection, were pasted over a poster featuring…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}