UP Politics Row: Om Prakash Rajbhar’s sharp attack on Akhilesh Yadav on the statement of Maulana Jarjis Ansari, said- ‘SP chief is insulting Yaduvansh for the sake of vote bank’


After the controversial statement given by Maulana Jarjis Ansari on Lord Krishna, the political temperature of Uttar Pradesh has suddenly increased considerably. The ruling NDA alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are continuously attacking the opposition, especially the Samajwadi Party (SP) on this issue. Suheldev, President of Bharatiya Samaj Party (Subhashpa) and cabinet minister in Yogi government. Om Prakash Rajbhar (OP Rajbhar) Has directly targeted SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Rajbhar has alleged that due to vote bank politics, Akhilesh Yadav is keeping silence on the controversial statement of Maulana and is tolerating the insult of ‘Yaduvansh’. If seen from a reporter’s perspective, this controversy has now taken a completely political color from religious to the upcoming elections and demographic equations.

Rajbhar’s attack: “Simple silence for Muslim vote bank”

Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar took on the SP chief through media and social media in Lucknow:

  • Allegation of vote bank politics: Rajbhar said that Akhilesh Yadav, who calls himself a Yaduvanshi, is not able to muster the courage to say a word on the objectionable statement of Maulana Jarjis Ansari due to the fear of losing the Muslim vote bank.

  • Question on the honor of Yaduvansh: He said that when questions are being raised on the faith and identity of Lord Krishna, the silence of the SP leadership proves that for them, appeasement and vote bank mathematics are bigger than religion and culture.

What was the controversial statement of Maulana Jarjis Ansari?

A video of Maulana Jarjis Ansari, resident of Etawah, went viral on social media, in which he made controversial and objectionable comments about Lord Shri Krishna:

  • Huge outrage and FIR: As soon as this statement came to light, there was immense anger among saints, Hindu organizations and local people.

  • legal action: An FIR has been registered against Maulana Jarjis Ansari in Lucknow on charges of hurting public sentiments and disturbing religious harmony and the police is making efforts to arrest him.

Poster war between BJP and NDA

After this entire incident, Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have launched a poster and social media campaign regarding ‘Akhilesh Yadav’s silence’ in many districts including Lucknow:

  • BJP’s question: BJP leaders say that whenever a sensitive issue related to a particular community comes up, Akhilesh Yadav immediately tweets, but when there are comments on Lord Krishna, he has conspiratorially maintained silence.

  • SP’s counterattack: Samajwadi Party spokespersons have hit back and said that the government and the NDA alliance are giving importance to such statements and issues to divert public attention from their failures. SP respects every religion and faith.