Claim
The Samajwadi Party intends to make the donation theft a political weapon for the 2027 elections; Akhilesh Yadav has said the BJP will get neither donations nor votes this time.
“समाजवादी पार्टी चंदा चोरी को 27 का सियासी हथियार बनाने के मूड में है। अखिलेश जी कह रहे हैं... इस बार बीजेपी को ना चंदा मिलेगा ना चढ़ाना और ना वोट।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent reports from around the broadcast date (2026-07-02) confirm both parts of the anchor's claim: Akhilesh Yadav publicly said the BJP would get 'neither chanda, nor chadhava (offerings), nor votes' over the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation-theft case, and the Samajwadi Party is explicitly positioning the issue as a campaign weapon for the 2027 UP assembly elections. The anchor's characterization accurately reflects Yadav's statement and the SP's stated strategy.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/betrayed-faith-propriety-and-devotion-akhilesh-invokes-br-ambedkar-to-slam-bjp-over-ram-temple-theft-case-2026-07-02-1046930 India TV report dated 2026-07-02 quotes Akhilesh Yadav saying 'This time the BJP will get neither donations, nor offerings, nor votes' and notes the Samajwadi Party is using the Ram Temple donation-theft allegations against the Yogi government ahead of the Feb-Mar 2027 UP assembly elections. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.thestatesman.com/india/bjp-suppressing-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-akhilesh-yadav-1503612422.html The Statesman reports Akhilesh Yadav, at a Lucknow press conference, accused the BJP of suppressing the Ram Temple donation-theft case and said the BJP will get neither donations nor votes, with the SP hoping the issue helps it in the 2027 UP polls. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.dainiktribuneonline.com/news/nation/bjp-will-get-neither-donations-nor-votes-akhilesh-attacks-theft-of-offerings-at-ayodhya-temple/ Dainik Tribune (Hindi) independently reports the same statement: 'भाजपा को न तो चंदा मिलेगा, न ही वोट' in the context of the Ayodhya temple offerings-theft row. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/story/ram-mandir-chanda-chori-issue-counters-mathura-lohia-cm-yogi-bjp-akhilesh-yadav-politics-ntcpkb-rpti-2589746-2026-06-29 AajTak analysis (2026-06-29) treats 'chanda chori' as an SP electoral narrative for the upcoming UP assembly election, confirming the party is deploying it politically. ✓ reachable · archived