Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said he is "unlikely" to join Congress' "Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra" led by Rahul Gandhi.
When asked about this at a press conference at the party office here, Yadav said, "Neither the Congress nor the BJP invites us to their programmes." Mr Yadav, who flagged off "Samvidhan Bachao, Desh Bachao Samajwadi PDA Yatra" from the party office here, said that the yatra will spread the ideologies of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and Mulayam Singh Yadav down to the villages.
PDA stand for Pichada, Dalit, Alpsankhyak-Muslims (backwards, Dalits and minorities, especially Muslims) "We have taken a pledge to fulfil dreams of old socialists and the yatra will cover many districts of the state. It will attempt to unite backwards, Dalits, minorities and also upper castes," he said, adding that SP was the only party which was fighting to save constitutional values and the constitution.
Yadav said that youths of the state were not getting employed as per their qualification. However, 2024 is the year of change and transformation.
He also tried to corner the BJP government and asked about the Rs 40-lakh crore MOU, which it claimed to have signed in the investor summit, gone as youths were not getting employment
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
PMO Speech | Top Highlights From PM Modi’s Independence Day Speech
Theft At Official Residence Of Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh, Cash Stolen: Cops "Neither Tired Nor Retired": Bhupinder Hooda On Next Haryana Chief Minister Trinamool Vs Ex Women's Panel Chief Over Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool "Took Advantage Of His Addiction": 5 Charged Over Matthew Perry's Death US Delegation Led By Top Diplomat Richard Verma To Visit India Tomorrow 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan: Weather Agency Relationship With India Remains One Of Great Importance: Pentagon Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.