Lucknow, Oct. 20 -- On the festival of Dussehra, Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav addressed reporters in Lucknow, emphasising the festival's symbolic message of fighting evil and calling for a pledge to eradicate societal ills starting in Uttar Pradesh.

Aligning socialist principles with traditional values, Yadav claimed that "socialism is, in essence, 'Ram Rajya,' and 'Ram Rajya' is socialism," framing true adherents of this philosophy as authentic "Sanatanis" while labelling political opponents who commit wrongdoings as "fake" Sanatanis.

Yadav voiced sharp criticism against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly releasing an AI-generated video portraying him as Ravana, accusing the ruling party of misusing artificial ...