India, April 4 -- Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday pledged that he would fund the education of an 8-year-old girl who went viral after a video surfaced of her running with books during a demolition drive near her shanty.

In a post on X, Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, saying, "Those who ruin the future of children are actually homeless. We take a pledge to educate this girl. Only those who study know the value of education. The bulldozer is a symbol of destructive power, not of knowledge, understanding or wisdom."

He also criticised the demolition drives conducted by the UP government and said, "The bulldozer runs on the fuel of ego, on the wheels of arrogance, it has no ...