People will expose BJP's tricks, end its rule in 2027: Akhilesh criticises attack on TMC MP

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday condemned the alleged attack on senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee and accused the BJP of fostering a culture of political violence.

In a post on X, Yadav said, “The BJP should remember that the violent politics it is nurturing is a snake in its sleeve.”

Calling the alleged attack on the veteran TMC parliamentarian a serious matter, he said, “The murderous attack on senior Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee is extremely condemnable and a grave incident.”

“Lok Sabha Speaker should take cognisance,” he added.

Separately, Yadav also targeted the BJP over remarks made by party MLA Shyam Prakash from Hardoi's Gopamau constituency, who suggested that elections are not won solely through development but also through political manoeuvring and strategy.

Sharing a video of the BJP legislator’s remarks on social media, the SP chief said, “In the BJP, the more dishonest a person is, the higher the platform he occupies.”

He alleged that the MLA had inadvertently exposed the BJP’s electoral methods.

“By admitting that the BJP wins elections through dishonesty, the BJP MLA has exposed the party’s corrupt politics. He has effectively countered the BJP’s politics and even run a bulldozer over their narrative,” Yadav said.

Questioning how the BJP would respond to the remarks, he added, “Now let us see whether this BJP MLA is expelled from the party or declared its next chief ministerial candidate.”

Claiming that voters would reject the BJP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Yadav said, “This time the people will expose all of BJP’s tricks. The BJP will lose and never return.”

The controversy stems from comments made by Prakash at a felicitation programme for village heads in Hardoi’s Tadiyawan block following the six-month extension of panchayat representatives’ tenure.

Addressing the gathering, the BJP MLA said, “Elections are not won only based on development works. Political strategy and manoeuvring also play an important role.”

Urging local representatives to prepare for upcoming panchayat polls, he said, “Use every possible strategy — persuasion, incentives, pressure or division — but the next election must be won.”

The BJP has not yet responded to Yadav’s criticism.