Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Yogi Adityanath Blames Smartphones and JNU for Youth Unrest
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said that smartphones and a university called Jawaharlal Nehru University are causing trouble among young people.
He told parents to watch what their kids do on phones because he thinks it can spread bad ideas.
He also said that students at the university were part of protests that made the national education minister resign.
He blamed these protests on outside influences and old enemies called Naxalites.
He made these comments at a temple in the city of Gorakhpur on a Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath blamed smartphones and Jawaharlal Nehru University for youth unrest.
He warned parents to monitor children’s smartphone use, claiming it fuels anti‑Sanatan Dharma sentiment.
Adityanath linked the student protests to a broader “Naxalite” threat and accused foreign influence.
He cited the recent student movement that forced education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign over exam leaks.
The remarks were made at a gathering at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur on Wednesday.
- Who
- Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh chief minister
- What
- Criticized smartphones and Jawaharlal Nehru University for youth unrest and urged parents to monitor smartphone use
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Gorakhnath temple, Gorakhpur
- Why
- Believes these factors spread unrest and undermine Sanatan Dharma
- Speaker
- Yogi Adityanath
- Location
- Gorakhnath temple, Gorakhpur
- Targeted Issues
- Smartphones and Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Context
- Student protests and Naxalite threat
- Date
- Wednesday