Ram Temple to paper leak: Akhilesh Yadav’s stinging attack on BJP in Lok Sabha

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) 4 min readNew DelhiJul 28, 2026 05:38 PM IST First published on: Jul 28, 2026 at 05:37 PM IST Speaking in the Lok Sabha on The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said that the oppression perpetrated on the youth during the recent protest was not less than what happened during the Emergency. He said that batons were used even then, but this time “current” was also given to students. Yadav made the remarks when Union minister Kiren Rijiju sought to know whether he would support a government that brought a Bill to respond to students or those who imposed the Emergency.The S