Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Mayawati Demands Akhilesh Apology to Jats Over Charan Singh Remarks
Mayawati criticised Akhilesh Yadav for making a rude comment about the Rashtriya Lok Dal and Jayant Chaudhary.
Jayant Chaudhary is the grandson of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Mayawati said the comment insulted both the RLD and the Jat community.
She wants Akhilesh to apologise publicly.
She also accused the Samajwadi Party of treating allies badly.
Mayawati said earlier alliances between the SP and BSP ended because of disagreements and arrogance.
She claimed the SP sometimes changes its political messages to suit its interests.
She asked voters not to bring the SP back to power after the next Assembly elections.
Mayawati said Akhilesh Yadav must apologise to the RLD, Jayant Chaudhary and the Jat community.
She condemned Yadav’s remark that the RLD was turned from a “chavanni” into a rupee.
Mayawati said the comment insulted the family of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
She accused the Samajwadi Party of caste-based animosity and exploiting alliances for political gain.
Mayawati urged voters to prevent the SP from returning to power after next year’s Assembly elections.
- Who
- BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav; the RLD, Jayant Chaudhary and the Jat community are central to the dispute.
- What
- Mayawati demanded an apology from Akhilesh Yadav over his remark about the RLD and Jayant Chaudhary.
- When
- Saturday; Mayawati also referred to the next year’s Assembly elections.
- Where
- Mayawati made the statement in a post on X; the report is datelined Lucknow.
- Why
- She said Yadav’s remark was improper, indecent and insulting to the RLD, the Jat community and Chaudhary Charan Singh’s family.
- Speaker
- Mayawati, supremo of the Bahujan Samaj Party
- Target of criticism
- Akhilesh Yadav, chief of the Samajwadi Party
- Political figure involved
- Jayant Chaudhary, RLD president and Union minister
- Contested remark
- Yadav reportedly said the RLD had been turned from a “chavanni” into a rupee.
- Historical figure
- Chaudhary Charan Singh served as prime minister from July 1979 to January 1980.
- Earlier alliances cited
- Mayawati referred to the SP-BSP alliance of 1993 and the 2019 Lok Sabha election alliance.
- Upcoming election
- Mayawati appealed to voters ahead of next year’s Assembly elections.