Lucknow, Oct. 11 -- Condemning the alleged high-handedness against protesting students in Delhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that the authorities have "learned from Hitler" on how to crush dissent and mistreat women.

Speaking to reporters, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister drew a direct parallel between the actions of the security forces in Delhi and the fascist methods of Adolf Hitler's regime, accusing the administration of using brutal force against political workers and youth.

"These people have learned from Hitler, and those mistreating our daughters are people from UP; it is being heard that they are from Ghaziabad. Hitler's troopers used to do the same-that is how they used to beat other politic...