Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA is an alliance of dynastic parties: UP BJP Prez Pankaj Chaudhary

The Uttar Pradesh unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pankaj Chaudhary, on Tuesday targeted former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav, saying that his PDA mantra is nothing more than a dynastic alliance.

The Samajwadi Party chief has coined the abbreviation PDA for pichde (backward classes), Dalits, and alpsankhyak (minorities) and has been using the expression as a political plank to gain votes.

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Addressing his maiden press conference at the party headquarters here, Chaudhary, while describing Uttar Pradesh politics as the centre of national politics, said that he has 35 years of political experience and is committed to taking everyone along. He said that party workers are paramount and continuous work will be done for their respect and interests.

He stated that the Atal Centenary celebrations will be held on December 25, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Good Governance Day programmes will be organised across the state from this day until December 31. Atal Smriti Sammelans (memorial conferences) will be held in all assembly constituencies, he said.

Chaudhary said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Prerna Sthal’ on December 25, while Veer Bal Diwas (Valiant Children’s Day) will be celebrated on December 26.

Regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), he clarified that the party and the government are fully committed, and everyone has been assigned their responsibilities in this connection.

Targeting the opposition, he said that PDA stands for ‘Pariwarwadi Dalon ka Gathbandhan’ (Alliance of Dynastic Parties), the form of which can be seen in Uttar Pradesh as well as in other states. He said that the BJP gave big responsibilities to Kalyan Singh earlier and currently to Narendra Modi, which is proof that party workers and leaders are respected in the party.

He said that the BJP is the only organisation where democracy is fully established. Teams are formed as needed, and responsibilities are given to workers according to the party’s requirements.

He reiterated that the BJP’s core mantra is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ (Together with all, development for all), and work is done under this principle. The party focuses on the balanced development of the entire state and the country, rather than strengthening any one particular region.