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Akhilesh-Jayant Face-Off Escalates over ‘Chavanni’ Jibe; Mayawati Demands SP Chief’s Apology

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Lucknow, August 22, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) A political confrontation in Uttar Pradesh has intensified after Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary hit back at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent “chavanni” remark, while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati demanded an apology from the SP leader. The controversy began after Yadav, while referring to leaders who had entered into alliances with the SP and l…
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A controversial statement by Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has suddenly raised the political temperature in Uttar Pradesh politics. Now, the ruling party and the opposition are at loggerheads over Akhilesh Yadav's recent statement of making a rupee from a quarter rupee, targeting his former allies. […] The post UP politics heats up over Akhilesh Yadav's statement of making a rupee from a quarter rupee: Jayant Chaudhary, …

The BSP supremo called Akhilesh Yadav's statement regarding Jayant Chaudhary indecent, undignified, and shameful. Akhilesh Yadav had said of Jayant Chaudhary, "We have turned him from a 25p coin into a rupee."

BSP chief Mayawati has been enraged by Akhilesh Yadav's statement, "Turned a 25p rupee into a rupee..." Calling the SP chief arrogant, she said, "This is proof of his unruly behavior. He insulted the family of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh." Akhilesh should immediately apologize not only to RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, but to the entire Jat community. Furthermore, the SP has consistently oppressed Brahmins. In a post on X on Satur…

·Bhopal, India
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Mayawati called Akhilesh Yadav's statement against the RLD and its leaders indecent and demanded an apology from the Samajwadi Party. She accused the Samajwadi Party of casteist and self-serving politics. She raised questions and urged the public to avoid the Samajwadi Party in the upcoming assembly elections.

·India
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Amar Ujala broke the news in India on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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