Claim
Akhilesh Yadav has said that the BJP is breaking away MPs to increase its numbers so it can change the Constitution, and that MPs are being frightened and threatened to achieve what the BJP could not through votes.
“अखिलेश यादव ने कहा है कि भारतीय जनता पार्टी सांसदों को इसलिए तोड़ रही है ताकि वह अपना संख्या बल बढ़ाकर संविधान बदल सके। इतना ही नहीं अखिलेश यादव ने यह भी कहा है कि जो काम वोट से नहीं कर पाए उसे करने के लिए सांसदों को डराया और धमकाया जा रहा है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's claim is a report of what Akhilesh Yadav said, and multiple independent Indian news outlets (Tarun Mitra, ThePrint, AajTak, India TV) confirm that around July 1-2, 2026, Akhilesh Yadav did state that BJP is breaking/poaching elected MPs to boost its numbers in order to change the Constitution, framing it as achieving through coercion what BJP could not achieve through votes. The anchor accurately conveyed the substance of the politician's statement. (Note: this verifies the attribution of the statement, not the objective truth of Akhilesh's underlying political allegation against the BJP.)
Evidence
- https://www.tarunmitra.in/state/uttar-pradesh/bjp-now-wants-to-change-the-constitution-by-breaking-the/article-150541 Reports Akhilesh Yadav's July 1, 2026 birthday statement: 'जनता ने वोट से संविधान बचाया है। जनता से चुने हुए सांसदों को अब भाजपा तोड़कर संविधान बदलना चाहती है' — the people saved the Constitution through votes, now BJP wants to change it by breaking elected MPs. Directly matches the anchor's claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/india/bjp-betrayed-both-lord-ram-constitution-akhilesh-yadav/2974696/ Wire/ThePrint report of the same July 1-2, 2026 remarks: Akhilesh alleged BJP is engineering defections of opposition MPs to increase its numbers and weaken/change the Constitution. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.aajtak.in/uttar-pradesh/story/bjp-betrayed-both-lord-ram-constitution-says-akhilesh-yadav-lclnt-dskc-2591869-2026-07-01 AajTak coverage of Akhilesh's statement accusing BJP of betraying the Constitution and poaching MPs, contemporaneous with the July 2 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- 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 July 2, 2026 report corroborating Akhilesh's framing that BJP is doing through coercion of MPs what it could not achieve at the ballot box. ✓ reachable · archived