Akhilesh hits out at BJP over demolition notice to University linked with Azam Khan
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad have criticized the Rampur Development Authority's demolition notice issued to the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. They argue the move is a politically motivated act of communal targeting rather than a legitimate administrative action.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding the use of 'bulldozer politics' in India and raises questions about the intersection of administrative law, minority rights, and political vendettas.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday (July 16) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of “seeing communalism even in education” after a demolition notice to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, run by Azam Khan.
Mr. Yadav was reacting to the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) demolition order for 38 of 40 buildings at Rampur based Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, run by the SP leader Azam Khan over illegal construction. The Congress demanded the Court to take Suo motu cognisance, calling it a targeted and motivated step for political gains.
“The BJP sees communalism even in education. Education, teachers, students, and the jobs that come with education are not on the BJP’s agenda. When will the BJP demolish the illegal buildings of its unregistered allies? When the allies themselves are unregistered, how can their buildings, offices, and institutions be legitimate? Condemnable,” wrote Mr. Yadav, on X.
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