Samajwadi Party Chief Accuses BJP of Insulting Martyrs

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav accused BJP of disrespecting martyrs by demolishing parts of a memorial in Uttar Pradesh. The state administration denied the allegations, claiming only illegal constructions were removed, not the memorial. The controversy has sparked significant political debate.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that the BJP is using 'bulldozers' on the memorials of martyrs in Uttar Pradesh. A state minister and the district administration discredited his claims.

Dimple Yadav, Lok Sabha MP from Mainpuri, backed her husband's allegations, asserting that martyrs are being disrespected to 'benefit the BJP land mafia'.

Their statements were in response to an incident in Mainpuri's Kishni tehsil, where the boundary wall of a Kargil martyr's memorial was reportedly demolished. Officials stated that only unlawful temporary constructions were removed. An inquiry has been initiated, with one official suspended. Yadav criticized BJP's actions as negative politics.

(With inputs from agencies.)