Opposition parties on Monday (September 23, 2025) questioned the Uttar Pradesh government directives prohibiting caste-based political rallies and other caste centered signs and asked what would be done to remove the caste discrimination that has been ingrained in the minds of the people for 5,000 years and called the directives eyewash.
Posing five questions over the decision, the Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav asked, “What will be done to remove the caste discrimination that has been ingrained in our minds for 5,000 years and what will be done to eradicate caste discrimination arising from caste-display through clothing, costumes and symbols?”
