Claim
Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the BJP wants to change the Constitution and is therefore breaking away MPs, since it could not achieve this through votes.
“बड़ी खबर यह है कि अखिलेश यादव ने बड़ा आरोप लगाते हुए कहा है कि... संविधान बदलना चाहती है इसीलिए सांसदों को तोड़ा जा रहा है। वोट से नहीं कर पाई तो सांसदों को तोड़ रही है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's statement is an attribution claim: that Akhilesh Yadav alleged the BJP wants to change the Constitution and is breaking away MPs because it could not do so through votes. Multiple independent reports (ANI wire, AajTak, regional Hindi outlets) confirm Yadav made exactly this allegation at a Lucknow press conference on July 1, 2026, one day before the broadcast, including the 'voters saved the Constitution, so BJP is now breaking MPs' framing. The anchor accurately reported the allegation as an allegation, without endorsing its underlying truth.
Evidence
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/betrayed-constitution-and-lord-ram-akhilesh-yadav-targets-bjp-amid-ram-mandir-donation-row20260701141827/ ANI wire report dated July 1, 2026: at a press conference on his birthday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the electorate 'saved the Constitution' with their votes in 2024 and accused the BJP of now trying to change/weaken it by poaching opposition MPs. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tarunmitra.in/state/uttar-pradesh/bjp-now-wants-to-change-the-constitution-by-breaking-the/article-150541 Hindi report headlined 'सांसदों को तोड़कर भाजपा अब संविधान बदलना चाहती है : अखिलेश यादव' — directly matching the wording the anchor attributed to Yadav. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/uttar-pradesh/story/bjp-betrayed-both-lord-ram-constitution-says-akhilesh-yadav-lclnt-dskc-2591869-2026-07-01 AajTak coverage (July 1, 2026) of the same press conference, reporting Yadav's allegation that the BJP betrayed the Constitution and is gathering/breaking MPs to change it. ✓ reachable · archived