Lucknow, July 13 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Fakhrul Hasan Chaand on Monday lashed out at Baba Ramdev, advising him and other public figures not to shift focus away from the pressing challenges confronting the country. He alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intentionally propels such narratives to evade accountability.

"I advise people like Baba Ramdev not to divert the public's minds from the issues of the country," Chaand said. "The BJP has brought forward people who will discuss 'Hindu rashtra'... The country will not divert from its issues."

This comes amid Yog Guru Baba Ramdev's recent remarks regarding a 'Hindu Rashtra' triggered diverse reactions from political circles and religious leaders in Uttar Pradesh.

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