Brajesh Pathak’s big attack on Akhilesh’s PDA, asked where is the Muslim leadership?, conflict broke out in UP politics:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, who gave the slogan of ‘PDA’ (Backward, Dalit, Minority) in the politics of Uttar Pradesh, is now the target of opposition parties. State Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has launched a scathing attack on this formula of Akhilesh Yadav, calling it a ‘deceit’. Pathak has directly raised the question that if Akhilesh really talks about the rights of minorities, then where is the participation of ‘Muslim leadership’ missing in the top leadership of his party and important decisions? After this statement, political temperature has risen from Lucknow to Delhi.

Brajesh Pathak’s ‘Muslim card’ and sharp questions

Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, while addressing a public meeting, said that Samajwadi Party remembers Muslims and backward classes only at the time of elections. He alleged that only one particular family rose during the SP rule, while the rest of the ‘PDA’ class remained marginalised. Pathak asked, “Akhilesh ji, tell me how many Muslim faces have been given place on big posts in his organization? Are they only vote banks or will they also get the opportunity of leadership?”

Akhilesh Yadav’s counterattack: “The result of BJP’s nervousness”

Samajwadi Party has also taken a strong stand on the allegations of Brajesh Pathak. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hit back through social media and party spokespersons, saying that BJP is scared of the growing power of ‘PDA’. Akhilesh argues that his alliance is taking along every section of the society and BJP is raising such questions only to create communal polarization. SP leaders say that BJP itself should first answer how many Muslim leaders have been given a place in the mainstream.

Chessboard of political equations of 2026

Experts believe that this attack by Brajesh Pathak is part of a well-thought-out strategy. BJP aims to send a message among Muslim voters that SP only uses them. At the same time, Akhilesh Yadav is trying to unite a large section of minorities along with Dalits and backward people through his ‘PDA’ formula. From Western UP to Purvanchal, this war of words is sure to polarize the upcoming elections.

debate on leadership

This controversy is not limited to statements only. Questions have been raised from time to time regarding the void of Muslim leadership in Uttar Pradesh. This statement of Brajesh Pathak has touched that sore spot, due to which SP may have to come clean among its core vote bank. On the other hand, BJP is trying to prove that it is SP’s politics of ‘familyism’ compared to its policy of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’.