Viral video heats up political atmosphere; Akhilesh asks: 'Remorse or Atonement?'

Lucknow, March 23 -- A viral video has intensified political turbulence in Uttar Pradesh before the assembly polls.

During a public rally organised by the Nishad Party in Gorakhpur just a day prior, a visibly emotional video of the party''s president-and a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi government-Dr. Sanjay Nishad surfaced on social media, prompting a scathing attack from Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav.

Sharing the video on his social media platform, Akhilesh Yadav wrote on Monday, "Are these tears of remorse for having allied with the BJP, or tears of atonement?" Linking the incident to his 'PDA' (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak-Backward Classes, Dalits, and Minorities) political strategy, he remarked, "The suffering is mou...