LUCKNOW, July 20 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday extended support to students and parents fighting to save Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, alleging that the BJP government was targeting the institution out of political vendetta. In a statement issued on Sunday, Yadav described the university as a "temple of education" and warned the ruling dispensation against destroying the future of thousands of students, many of whom come from economically weaker and minority backgrounds. The SP chief appealed to people across the country to support the campaign to protect the university, emphasising that students from all communities study there. "Has the BJP now turned against the youth of every community?" he asked, accusing the party of arrogance and pursuing an anti-education stance. The statement comes amid the ongoing controversy over Jauhar University, founded by Azam Khan. The Rampur Development Authority has ordered demolition proceedings against 38 out of 40 buildings allegedly built on the campus without approved plans, while fire safety violations and other regulatory lapses have also been flagged. "We stand shoulder to shoulder with the students and their parents in their campaign to save the Jauhar University. The BJP government, blinded by revenge, should not try to sacrifice this institution for its narrow politics," Yadav said. He alleged that the action against the university, founded by former UP minister and jailed senior SP leader Azam Khan, was driven by political malice. "From our smallest worker to our biggest leader, we stand united with thousands of children and their hardworking parents, and against this partisan decision," he added....