Archive · 21 Nov 2025
BJP's Varanasi Demolitions Criticized as 'Political' by Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav says the BJP is demolishing shops in Varanasi's Dal Mandi for political reasons.
Traders are scared they'll lose their jobs and homes.
Yadav says the BJP stopped other developments in Varanasi too.
He warns the BJP not to mess with the people of Dal Mandi.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav accused BJP of political motivations behind Varanasi's Dal Mandi demolitions
Yadav alleges BJP is targeting traders who don't support them, using state power to silence opposition
Traders fear loss of livelihood, lack of compensation, and coercive acquisition
Yadav claims BJP halted previous development initiatives in Varanasi, including metro work and river cleaning
Similar demolitions in Meerut were dismissed by Yadav as a 'return gift' to BJP's own workers
- Who
- Akhilesh Yadav (SP leader), traders of Varanasi's Dal Mandi, BJP government
- What
- Accusations of political demolitions in Varanasi's Dal Mandi
- When
- November 21, 2022
- Where
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Alleged political targeting of traders who don't support BJP
Samajwadi Party (SP)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Demolitions in Dal Mandi
Samajwadi Party (SP)
Politically motivated, targeting traders who don't support BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Road widening project for heritage enhancement and traffic flow
- Market
- Dal Mandi, Varanasi
- Government
- BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government
- Opposition Party
- Samajwadi Party (SP)
- Accusation
- Political demolitions
- Traders' Fear
- Loss of livelihood, lack of compensation
