Lucknow, Nov. 11 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a multi-pronged counter-attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while addressing the media at the party headquarters in Lucknow regarding his proposed upcoming visit to Ayodhya.

Rejecting the BJP's criticism, Yadav affirmed his party's freedom to visit any religious shrine and redefined his signature political strategy (PDA) in a spiritual context to brush off the ruling party's anxiety.

He reinterpreted the PDA acronym, originally denoting his electoral coalition of Pichhde (Backward classes), Dalit, and Alpsankhyak (Minorities) - to now mean "Pehle darshan, phir Aashirvaad" (First darshan, then blessings).

He added a personal touch by refere...