SP spokesperson Rajkumar Bhati. File.
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The Samajwadi Celebration (SP) on Wednesday faced the ire of both ruling and Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh after a video allegedly showing celebration spokesperson Rajkumar Bhati making derogatory remarks in opposition to the Brahmin neighborhood precise through a fresh match went viral.
Advise BJP president and Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary termed the feedback “shameful and coarse”. “Here is now not factual the commentary of 1 person nonetheless also testimony to the ‘DNA’ of the SP and its sinister mentality of ‘divide and rule’,” he stated.
Mr. Chaudhary alleged that while the SP has been seeking to “fragment the social cohesion of U.P. for decades, the BJP works to respect all castes”. “We are capable of by no blueprint enable the plans of those disruptive forces to divide society to succeed.”
‘True character of SP’
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak stated, “the right character and disgusting pondering of the SP discover yet again been uncovered.”
“The shameful remarks should always now not finest condemnable nonetheless also replicate the mentality of the SP,” he stated.
Advise Congress chief Ajay Rai demanded strict disciplinary motion in opposition to Mr. Bhati. “The abusive language worn is extremely condemnable. There could well presumably be ideological variations in politics, nonetheless insulting an entire society is now not acceptable. Only an apology is now not going to suffice; strict disciplinary motion could well still be taken straight by [SP chief] Akhilesh Yadavji,” he stated.
A case has been registered in opposition to the SP chief on the Kavinagar police spot in Ghaziabad below Part 196(1) (promoting enmity between teams on grounds of religion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The FIR used to be filed fixed with a complaint by BJP chief Ajay Sharma, who sought strict motion in opposition to Mr. Bhati for allegedly making feedback that “hurt non secular sentiments”.
Mr. Bhati later supplied an unconditional apology and claimed sure parts of his speech discover been selectively edited to spread “malicious propaganda”.
Published – Could also 14, 2026 01:08 am IST
