BJP’s ‘planned cash grant’ to U.P. women is a cover for corruption: Akhilesh Yadav

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. | Photo Credit: PTI LUCKNOWSamajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav took a jab at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday (August 16, 2026) over allegations of donations embezzlement at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as he called on people to vote out the ruling party in the Vidhan Sabha polls scheduled for early next year.Mr. Yadav shared a three-minute AI-generated video on X that showed people rejecting money offered to them because it was stolen. Mr. Yadav was responding to reports that the U.P. government was likely to announce a grant of ₹20,000 for women in Uttar Pradesh.Earlier, Mr. Yadav said on X: “Another BJP jumla: a grant of ₹20,000 to U.P.’s women. The BJP has nothing left to win elections except money. That too is the BJP’s sinful earnings, whi