OP Rajbhar on Akhilesh: Yadav won't allow backward class to lead

OP Rajbhar on Akhilesh: In Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Om Prakash Rajbhar, the leader of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and the state's Panchayati Raj Minister, criticized Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of Samajwadi Party. Rajbhar accused Yadav of ignoring leaders from backward classes, Dalits, and minorities.

Rajbhar claimed that Yadav doesn't want leaders from these communities to rise. He mentioned examples like Jayant Chaudhary, Om Prakash Rajbhar himself, Dara Singh Chauhan, and Swami Prasad Maurya, who are either with the Samajwadi Party or its allies, expressing similar concerns. According to SBSP supremo, this treatment has led many to leave Yadav's alliance.

Regarding Apna Dal (Kameravadi) not getting any Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh under the INDIA bloc, Rajbhar said that if they wish to join the NDA, they are welcome to do so. Apna Dal (K) had expressed dissatisfaction after Yadav stated that their alliance was only for the 2022 Assembly polls, not the 2024 elections.

Rajbhar's party had initially allied with the Samajwadi Party for the 2022 assembly polls, winning six seats. However, later they parted ways, and he returned to the NDA fold, becoming a minister.

Regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy case, the SBSP leader commented that if Kejriwal was found guilty in the investigation, action should be taken. He supported the ED's autonomy in conducting its work.