LUCKNOW, March 18 -- Urging restraint and discipline among party workers, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday asked members to avoid provocation and maintain simplicity in conduct and language.

Addressing workers at the party headquarters, Akhilesh said the Samajwadi Party is a principled organisation that does not compromise on its core ideology. He recalled that the party had taken early initiatives to promote social equality and said its workers must reflect those values in their behaviour.

Speaking at the 'Digital Democracy Dialogue' programme at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Auditorium within the party headquarters, Yadav also hit out at the BJP, alleging that it uses digital platforms for "self-serving interests" and ...