GORAKHPUR, March 15 -- Jayant Chaudhary, Union minister of state (independent charge), skill development and entrepreneurship and education, on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party's PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) political strategy, claiming that it reflects "casteism rather than socialism".

Addressing a Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) rally at the Sugar Mill Ground in Deoria, Chaudhary, who is also the RLD president, said the opposition's PDA narrative lacks clarity and reduces politics to caste divisions.

"I do not understand what their PDA really means. Their politics has shifted from socialism to casteism," Chaudhary said. In a note of caution, he told farmers that division on caste lines would weaken their collectiv...