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Revisit Lohia, JP for socialist values, Pathak hits back at SP over comments on him

Lucknow: Hitting back at the Samajwadi Party social media team for using objectionable comments against him, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday urged party chief Akhilesh Yadav to teach them the values laid down by socialist leaders like George Fernandes and Janeshwar Mishra to improve their conduct. Taking a jibe at the uncouth language used against him, Pathak said he could provide books and literature to the party cadre to align them with the socialist ideology. On Friday, a heated political drama unfolded in the state when the SP media cell made controversial remarks about Pathak's DNA. The comment sparked a fierce war of words, with Pathak launching a scathing counterattack. Pathak, visibly disturbed by the comments, seized the opportunity to highlight what he saw as deterioration of SP's socialist values. Drawing from the rich political heritage, the DyCM invoked the values fostered by Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan (JP). Pathak asked Akhilesh to make the SP members read Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan and make them listen to Pt Janeshwarji's speeches so that socialism is reflected in their behaviour and speech. He painted a stark contrast between their noble ideologies and what he perceived as "SP's current degraded state". "George Fernandes once emphasised the importance of learning and understanding. But the self-proclaimed socialists have lost their way," Pathak remarked. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Pathak offered to provide Lohia's books to SP members, urging them to revisit their ideological roots. "They do not know what socialism is. They have turned socialism into a laboratory of abuse, arrogance and low-grade comments. If this is their form while in Opposition, one can easily guess what they would have done while in power. It is also surprising that these 'Shishupals' (cousin of Krishna) of the culture of arrogance, obscenity and anarchy even dare to take the name of Yogeshwar Krishna in their defence," he said. "O Yogeshwar Krishna, keep treating these Shishupals in the same way as the people of UP have been doing for the last 10 years. This will be their fate," Pathak posted. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya also said, "Dynastic socialism has now completely turned into a stick-wielding one." President of BJP's Lucknow Mahanagar (city) unit Anand Dwivedi, on whose complaint the FIR was lodged, alleged that the X post contained "extremely objectionable things against the deceased mother of the deputy CM, which shows SP's anti-women mentality".