Lucknow, Nov. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Pankaj Chaudhary on Saturday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing its leaders of "spreading rumours" and creating "baseless fears" among people over the issue of citizenship, saying that the party was heading towards another defeat in the forthcoming 2027 state Assembly elections.

In a post on X, Chaudhary alleged that SP leaders had withdrawn from the electoral contest out of fear but continued to spread rumours, further damaging their credibility. "They fled the electoral fray out of fear, yet they remain at the forefront of spreading rumours. They are stoking baseless fears about people losing their citizenship," he said.

He further claimed that the...