Overview
- Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav confirmed that the INDIA coalition will contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections together, dispelling doubts about its unity.
- Yadav accused the BJP of using the Waqf Amendment Bill to seize land, labeling the party as a 'land mafia'.
- He criticized the BJP’s economic policies, including demonetisation and GST, claiming they have harmed citizens and eroded reservation rights.
- Yadav condemned the BJP's management of the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, alleging inaccurate casualty reports, surveillance failures during a stampede, and pressure on victims' families to alter death causes.
- The SP chief distributed a booklet of recommendations for the 2025 Maha Kumbh and cited a Harvard study on the 2013 Kumbh Mela as a model for better event planning.