'Palat Diya Akhilesh': Owaisi turns Samajwadi Party’s PDA slogan into a jibe in Meerut

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), invoking the 1987 Hashimpura and Maliana massacres and the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots to question their record on issues concerning Muslims, while defending his alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Addressing a public meeting in Meerut, Owaisi asked voters not to forget the incidents under previous governments and questioned Congress over its criticism of the AIMIM's political choices. Owaisi further referred to the political representation of Dalits and Muslims, taking a dig at the SP's PDA slogan. "I want to tell you that Akhilesh Yadav talks about PDA. You guys say PDA, right? This is what PDA actually means - 'Palat Diya Akhilesh'...what are they going to do with PDA now?" He also questioned the party over its political choices in the Rajya Sabha, alleging that Akhilesh Yadav had supported a candidate whose family had links with the BJP.