Lucknow, May 20 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of attempting to weaken the reservation system through indirect means.

Highlighting the controversial 69,000 assistant teacher recruitment process in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav alleged massive irregularities and claimed that the constitutional rights of marginalised communities had been systematically undermined.

Addressing a press conference, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister cited data to argue that reservation benefits for Dalit and Backwards Class candidates had been severely diluted in the state's recruitment drives.

Yadav claimed that in the 69,000 teacher recruitment process, reservation guidelines were flouted by 23.14%. He pointed out that whi...