Mayawati accuses Akhilesh Yadav of using Agra incident for political gains

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday targeted Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that SP should "stop baking its political bread in the guise of Agra incident."

In a series of posts on X, the BSP chief urged Akhilesh Yadav to recall an incident that took place during the government led by his father and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.  "Along with the incident that happened in Agra, the SP chief should also remember the Lucknow State Guest House incident on June 2, 1995, when there was a murderous attack on me by this party during its government and should also repent for it,” Mayawati said.

"Therefore, SP should now stop baking its political bread in the guise of the Agra incident and should not allow further oppression of Dalits here like the incident that happened in Agra,” she added.

In a controversial remark on Rajput ruler Rana Sanga in the Rajya Sabha recently, SP's Ramjilal Suman called him a 'traitor'. In protest, Karni Sena workers vandalised MP Suman's residence in Agra on Wednesday.

After the attack on Suman's residence, the SP chief condemned the violence and questioned the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh under the Yogi Adityanath-led government. He insisted that the SP was not questioning Rana Sanga's bravery and claimed that the attack happened "because Suman was a Dalit".  Rana Sanga or Sangram Singh I was the ruler of Mewar from 1508 to 1528.