Akhilesh Yadav Supports Bharat Bandh Over Reservation Issues

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav endorsed the Bharat Bandh organized by various groups demanding community-based reservations. He emphasized that public movements help control government actions and protect democratic rights. The nationwide protest was a reaction to a Supreme Court decision perceived as harmful to reservation principles.

In a significant political development, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday endorsed the Bharat Bandh, a nationwide strike called by multiple groups advocating for community-based reservations.

Yadav took to the social media platform X to express his support, describing public movements as essential in checking an unbridled government. He emphasized that such movements are democratic rights and pivotal for raising awareness among the marginalized.

The Bharat Bandh was organized in response to a Supreme Court ruling on SC-ST reservations, which activists argue undermines the core principles of social justice and reservation policies.

(With inputs from agencies.)