Samajwadi Party's Controversial Statements Raise Questions About Its Stance on Sanatan Dharma

The assembly elections are to be held in UP in a few months. Before this, the Samajwadi Party is trying its best to get out of its old image. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is constantly talking about Ram Mandir, Sanatan Dharma and Krishna Bhakti. He is making big claims about Ayodhya. Now the talk is also that he can go to Ram Mandir for darshan soon. But in the midst of this changed stance of Akhilesh before the elections, SP leaders are not refraining from making controversial statements about Sanatan Dharma. Sometimes the party's spokespersons make objectionable comments on Hindu deities, sometimes their MPs justify the firing on Karsevaks. In such a situation, the question is bound to be raised that what is the real stand of the Samajwadi Party regarding Sanatan Dharma? Ballia MP Sanatan Pandey's then order to fire on Karsevaks has brought this debate to the fore again. The question is not only of the statement of one leader, but also the political ideology and legacy of the Samajwadi Party, which has not been able to distinguish itself from the history of the Samajwadi Party.