Operation Sindoor: Now, SP neta’s remarks on IAF officers’ castes stokes row | India News

Samajwadi Party chief Ram Gopal Yadav sparked controversy. He talked about castes of IAF officers Vyomika Singh and A Ok Bharti. He attacked BJP, accusing them of politicizing Operation Sindoor. BJP leaders criticized Yadav’s remarks. They condemned his assertion as divisive and disrespectful to the armed forces. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath additionally slammed Yadav’s casteist remarks.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party nationwide basic secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday stoked an argument as he invoked the castes of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Air Marshal A Ok Bharti — who have been a part of the media briefings on Operation Sindoor — to mount an assault on BJP, with the latter shredding him for utilizing “casteist glasses” to have a look at the armed forces.Talking to the media in Moradabad, Yadav accused BJP of finishing up ‘Tiranga Yatras’ to make use of Operation Sindoor for political mileage. He mentioned BJP members, who had attacked Col Sofiya Qureshi — who was additionally a part of the briefings together with Wing Commander Vyomika — due to her faith, would have completed the identical to the 2 IAF officers, too, in the event that they knew about their castes.“They didn’t even know who Vyomika Singh was or what her caste is, nor did they know about Air Marshal A K Bharti. Otherwise, they would’ve hurled abuses at them, too. Let me tell you, Vyomika Singh is a Jatav from Haryana, and Air Marshal Bharti is a Yadav from Purnia,” he mentioned, grouping the three armed forces officers as “constituents of the Pichhda-Dalit-Alpsankhyak (PDA) bloc”.Referring to Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah’s objectionable remark on Col Sofiya, the SP veteran mentioned: “One was abused because she was a Muslim. One (Wg Cdr Vyomika) was thought to be a Rajput, so nothing was said.”Yadav’s feedback evoked a pointy response from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who hit out on the SP neta saying his assertion confirmed his “narrow-mindedness”, and was towards the honour of the armed forces. “Every soldier of the Indian Army performs ‘Rashtradharma’ and is not a representative of any caste or religion,” Yogi mentioned in a submit on X, admonishing the SP politician for confining a “veerangana (brave) daughter” inside the confines of caste.Yogi mentioned it was this “distorted casteist mentality” that divided even patriotism only for the sake of appeasement and vote financial institution politics.BJP nationwide spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia referred to as Yadav’s assertion “shameful, reprehensible and criminal.”UP BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary mentioned Yadav’s remarks have been an insult not simply to Army and valour of troopers, but additionally to crores of Scheduled Caste individuals. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Ram Gopal Yadav couldn’t digest Pakistan’s defeat, and that’s why “they are looking for caste in the Army”, he alleged.Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya mentioned, “Army is beyond caste and religion. Their religion is to protect the country. Seeing Army through the lens of caste is a sick mentality.”