Yogi: SP is house of rioters & criminals

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday gave a new definition for Samajwadi Party's coinage 'PDA', terming it as "Production house of Dangai (rioters) and Apradhi (Criminals)." He said the 'CEO' of this production house is Akhilesh Yadav and its "trainer" Shivpal Yadav, with all criminals "business partners" in the party.

'PDA' was an acronym coined during the 2022 assembly poll by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav for the 'Pichhde' (backwards), Dalits and 'Alpsankhyak' (minorities).

At a poll rally in Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar) for the Nov 20 bypoll, Yogi said, "SP talks of PDA...But tell you what their PDA is. It is the Production House of Dangai and Apradhi. I am giving you this new definition..."

"Remember any big criminal, mafia or rioters...They are part of the production house of SP. Every dreaded criminal, every dreaded mafia, every dreaded rapist is born here (production house). Its CEO (chief executive officer) is Akhilesh Yadav. The trainer is Shivpal Yadav," he said.