Yogi Slams SP: ‘Want to Make Children Maulvis?’

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts

• Yogi Adityanath accuses Samajwadi Party of Urdu bias.
• SP leader demanded Urdu translation of House proceedings.
• Yogi accused SP of double standards regarding education.
• SP criticized Yogi’s statement as inappropriate for a Chief Minister.
• The exchange occurred on the first day of the Budget Session.

Aakhir Tak – In Depth

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party after the party demanded House proceedings be translated into Urdu as well. He accused the Samajwadi Party of “double-standards”, saying they send their own children to English medium schools but want others’ children to learn Urdu and become “maulvis”. This Yogi Adityanath statement sparked a major controversy.

The heated exchange was witnessed in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on the first day of the Budget Session. The Speaker had mentioned that the proceedings of the House will now be available in Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj, Bundeli, as well as English. The SP leader’s remark evoked a sharp response from Yogi Adityanath, who slammed Akhilesh Yadav’s party for advocating Urdu only.

Yogi Adityanath said, “People representing the public here are from various sections. If anyone is unable to speak in Hindi in the House, he should be able to present in Bhojpuri, in Braj, in Awadhi, in Bundelkhandi. But why are they advocating for Urdu instead? This is weird. This is why I say that the Samajwadi Party leaders have become so double-faced that they would send their children to English schools and ask other’s children to go to schools in villages which even lack resources.” The remark was aimed at highlighting the perceived hypocrisy of the Samajwadi Party.

Adityanath said, “They send their children to English medium schools but when the government wants to extend this opportunity to others’ children, they (SP leaders) say ‘teach them Urdu’… they want to make these children maulvis. They want to take the country towards fanaticism (kathmulla-pan).”

Speaking to India Today TV, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak also attacked Samajwadi Party, accusing it of protesting against regional languages in order to advocate for Urdu.

Pathak said, “If an MLA is able to talk in the House in his mother tongue, it is a happy occasion. Samajwadi Party should look inwards. The way they are protesting against regional languages, and the way they talk about Urdu to protest against the Hindi language….” This statement added fuel to the fire.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader RK Verma slammed Yogi Adityanath for the remark and said a Chief Minister should not be speaking in such a way.

Verma said, “Urdu has been known as Hindi’s younger sister. Literary writers cannot complete their works without the use of the Urdu tongue. So he (Mata Prasad Pandey) asked why not to include Urdu…but the way the UP Chief Minister has reacted… I believe a person at the constitutional post should not speak in such a way,”. This controversy shows the deep divisions in UP politics.

Aakhir Tak – Key Takeaways to Remember

• Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of Urdu bias.
• An SP leader requested an Urdu translation of House proceedings.
• Yogi accused the SP of having double standards regarding education.
• The SP criticized Yogi’s statement, deeming it inappropriate.
• The exchange happened during the Budget Session’s opening day.

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