Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday, 12 November launched a stinging attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of patronising alleged criminals and refusing to act against party workers accused of assaulting Dalit individuals. The remarks came in the form of a pointed post on social media platform X, written in Hindi and addressed directly to Akhilesh.

The Charges Against Akhilesh Yadav

Rajbhar opened his salvo with a sarcastic 'good morning', alleging that SP-aligned supporters — whom he described using the acronym PDA (which he redefined as 'Pit Dega Ahir', meaning 'the Ahir who will beat you up') — were emboldened by the possibility of an SP return to power. 'Akhilesh Yadav Ji, good morning. You must still be asleep, but your PDA — that is, Pit dega Ahir — can't sleep even at the mere rumour of you becoming CM,' Rajbhar wrote.

The minister alleged that Akhilesh's recent press conferences had given a boost of confidence to criminal elements loyal to the SP. He specifically named a person identified as Bittu Yadav from Etawah, alleging that the individual, emboldened by SP's political posturing, allegedly attempted to seize the property of a Dalit man named Chandramohan Diwakar, and subsequently assaulted him after being confronted.

Barabanki Incident and Escalating Allegations

Rajbhar also referenced an alleged incident in Barabanki, accusing a person identified as Pramod Yadav of beating a Dalit man named Dilip Pasi to death. 'In Barabanki, your Ahir thug Pramod Yadav went even further. He beat Dalit Dilip Pasi to death. What do you have to say, Akhilesh bhai?' the minister said, according to his post.

He drew attention to what he described as a contradiction within the SP — alleging that while Akhilesh's uncle had reportedly called for the expulsion of criminal elements from the party, accused individuals continued to operate without internal disciplinary action.

Warning and Political Messaging

Rajbhar invoked remarks attributed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, claiming that SP-linked elements involved in hooliganism were active across Uttar Pradesh. He warned Akhilesh against making caste-based remarks, asserting that the Uttar Pradesh Police was capable of handling those engaged in criminal activities.

'Come on, Akhilesh ji, wake up from your world of sleep and delusion, and give your henchmen, who are drunk on thuggery, a proper thrashing, Your Majesty,' he said.

Notably, he also cautioned that Akhilesh's statements risked creating communal and caste-based hostility against the broader Yadav community, arguing that the SP chief was 'ruining' Yadavs by spreading what he characterised as rumours. His post concluded with religious and social invocations — 'Victory to India, victory to Lord Ram, victory to Lord Krishna, victory to Parashurama, victory to Maharaja Suheldev.'

Broader Political Context

The outburst reflects the sharpening rhetoric ahead of the Uttar Pradesh political cycle, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-aligned bloc increasingly targeting SP's social coalition. Rajbhar, whose party Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has historically been a vocal critic of SP's governance record. This comes amid a broader pattern of BJP allies using Dalit welfare as a political wedge against the SP in the state. All allegations made by Rajbhar are his own stated claims and have not been independently verified.