Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has doubled down on his remarks on Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, days after the BJP criticised him severely for putting Mr Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel inside the same bracket.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday, reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath s comment that he is ready to contest polls from anywhere in the state, said that he should not contest elections as he was on his way out. Now, Baba Mukhyamantri should not contest the elections. He is going (out). Now, what has to be done with a person who is going out, he said. Asked whether he will be contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Yadav said the
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday sought to defend his Muhammad Ali Jinnah remark as he hit out at his detractors, asking them to read history books again. On Sunday, Yadav courted controversy when he named Jinnah, along with Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Mahatma Gandhi, saying they had helped India achieve independence and never shied away