'Namaazwadi': UP deputy CM Brajesh Pathak slams Akhilesh Yadav for using mosque for political purposes

Akhilesh Yadav can be seen sitting along with several party MPs.

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday called Samajwadi Party (SP) and it chief Akhilesh Yadav "Nawaazwadi" while accusing Yadav and his party of violating basic constitutional provisions.

Pathak's comments came after the Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams on Tuesday accused Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav of using the mosque on Parliament Street in New Delhi for a political meeting and demanded an apology from him, saying it had hurt Muslim sentiments.

“Mosques are sacred centres of faith meant for offering prayers, not holding political discussions. By using the mosque for a political meeting with party MPs, Akhilesh Yadav has hurt the sentiments of Muslims. He should offer an apology to Muslims for what he has done,” Shams said.

Shams was reacting to pictures shared by SP MP Dharmendra Yadav on X in which Akhilesh Yadav can be seen sitting along with several party MPs, including his wife Dimple Yadav, party MP from Rampur Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi and Sambhal MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq inside the mosque.

“The impressive facade and the interior of the mosque on Parliament Street are clearly visible in the pictures and can be easily identified. Dharmendra Yadav should not have lied about it,” the Waqf Board chairman said.