Lucknow, May 11 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seven-point appeal to citizens in view of the ongoing West Asia crisis and to make India stronger and self-reliant was an "admission of failure" by the government, while also questioning the timing of the appeal after the elections.

He was responding to the Prime Minister's appeal made while addressing a gathering in Secunderabad on Sunday, urging citizens to prioritise work from home, cut fuel consumption, avoid foreign travel for a year, adopt Swadeshi products, reduce cooking oil use, shift to natural farming and curb gold purchases.

In a post on X, Yadav wrote, "As soon as the elections e...