Claim
Yogi Adityanath has flipped the narrative by challenging Akhilesh Yadav to back the Krishna Janmabhoomi movement in Mathura and reminding voters that the Samajwadi Party government fired on kar sevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
“योगी आदित्यनाथ... चैलेंजिंग अखिलेश टू बैक द कृष्ण जन्मभूमि मूवमेंट इन मथुरा एंड रिमाइंडिंग वोटर्स ऑफ द समाजवादी पार्टीज रिकॉर्ड... व्हेन द समाजवादी पार्टी गवर्नमेंट फायर्ड ऑन कार सेवक्स”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both components of the anchor's characterization are supported. Contemporary reporting (28 June 2026) confirms Yogi Adityanath challenged Akhilesh Yadav to openly support the Krishna Janmabhoomi movement in Mathura like the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, and in the same attack reminded him that his party's government 'shot Ram devotees.' The underlying historical event — the 1990 Ayodhya police firing on kar sevaks under CM Mulayam Singh Yadav — is well-documented and was acknowledged by Mulayam himself. The only minor imprecision is that in 1990 Mulayam headed a Janata Dal government (the Samajwadi Party was founded in 1992), but the firing is universally attributed to Mulayam/SP in political discourse, so the framing does not render the claim misleading.
Evidence
- https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/krishna-janmabhoomi-dispute-yogi-adityanath-challenges-akhilesh-yadav-on-mathura-temple-issue-1597615.html Reports that CM Yogi Adityanath publicly challenged Akhilesh Yadav to openly back the Krishna Janmabhoomi 'liberation' movement in Mathura, run like the Ram Janmabhoomi movement — matching the first half of the claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-hits-out-at-akhilesh-yadav-says-your-govt-shot-ram-devotees-have-you-seen-your-history20260628145750/ ANI report dated 28 June 2026 (day before broadcast) quoting Yogi attacking Akhilesh: 'Your govt shot Ram devotees, have you seen your history' — corroborating that he reminded voters of the SP-linked firing on kar sevaks in the same attack. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya_firing_incident Documents that on 30 Oct and 2 Nov 1990, UP police under CM Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP founder) opened fire on kar sevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, confirming the historical event Yogi referenced. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/mulayam-justifies-police-firing-on-kar-sevaks-in-1990-501769/ Confirms Mulayam Singh Yadav himself acknowledged and defended the 1990 order to fire on kar sevaks, establishing the firing as fact attributed to him/SP. ✓ reachable · archived