Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav said about caste census that it is necessary to ensure social justice and secure the rights of marginalized communities. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav said that PDA (backward, Dalit, minority) community and 90 percent of the country's population are in favor of this census. This is the first step after which we will get our rights, which is the dream of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.
During this, he played a big political gamble and announced that if the Samajwadi Party government is formed in Uttar Pradesh, then the statue of Maharaja Suhel Dev will be installed on the Gomti River Front. This statue will be made of Ashtadhatu. Maharaja Suhel Dev ruled Shravasti and defeated Mahmud Ghaznavi's nephew Ghazi Syed Salar Masood in the Battle of Bahraich in 1034.
Akhilesh Yadav eyes Rajbhar voters
Akhilesh Yadav's announcement challenges Om Prakash Rajbhar in a way. Because in recent years in Uttar Pradesh, Om Prakash Rajbhar, a minister in the Yogi government, has emerged as a leader of the Rajbhar community.
The SP supremo has expressed hope of "full support of Maharaja Suhel Dev community" in the 2027 assembly elections. He said that we hope that Maharaja Suhel Dev community will give full support to SP in the 2027 UP assembly elections.
SP chief welcomes caste census
Earlier, the SP chief welcomed the government's decision to conduct caste census and called it an important step towards establishing social justice. According to Yadav, this step is a big victory for the PDA communities and is the result of collective pressure from various grou6ps.
Prakash Kumar Pandey