Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Akhilesh Yadav Hits BJP on Borders, Inflation, Fuel, Schools
A leader named Akhilesh Yadav is upset with the government.
He thinks the government is not doing a good job.
He says the country's borders are not safe enough.
He also says things are getting more expensive, like food and fuel.
He does not like that ethanol is being mixed into petrol.
He says some schools have been closed in a place called Gorakhpur.
He also says a road called the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway has potholes.
He talked about a brave woman from history named Rani Avantibai Lodhi.
He wants the government to answer questions about these problems.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav questioned the BJP government over border security, inflation, fuel prices, and school closures.
Yadav said the country needs border security more than delimitation and asked the BJP to compare the country's geographical area in 2014 with the present.
He criticized the government over rising inflation and the blending of E20 ethanol in petrol.
Yadav alleged that 500 primary schools had been closed in Gorakhpur and criticized the condition of the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway.
He paid tribute to freedom fighter Rani Avantibai Lodhi on her birth anniversary in Hazratganj, Lucknow.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav
- What
- Questioned the BJP government over border security, inflation, fuel prices, and school closures
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Hazratganj, Lucknow
- Why
- Yadav argued these issues require greater attention than delimitation
Samajwadi Party / Opposition
BJP Government
Border Security
Samajwadi Party / Opposition
The country needs border security more than delimitation; questions are being raised over border security.
BJP Government
Not stated in the articles; the government has not responded to these allegations.
Inflation and Fuel Prices
Samajwadi Party / Opposition
Inflation has increased and E20 ethanol blending in petrol is a problem the government should answer for.
BJP Government
Not stated in the articles; the government has not responded to these allegations.
School Closures and Infrastructure
Samajwadi Party / Opposition
500 primary schools have been closed in Gorakhpur and the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway has potholes.
BJP Government
Not stated in the articles; the government has not responded to these allegations.
- Speaker
- Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president
- Target
- BJP government and Yogi Adityanath government
- Location
- Hazratganj, Lucknow
- Occasion
- Birth anniversary tribute to Rani Avantibai Lodhi
- Key Issues
- Border security, inflation, E20 ethanol blending, fertiliser shortages, school closures
- School Closures Alleged
- 500 primary schools in Gorakhpur
- Tree Plantation Claim
- BJP leaders claim 300 crore trees planted
- Political Plank
- PDA (Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak)