Claim
The BJP has just launched a strong attack on Akhilesh Yadav, saying such acts are done to please his vote bank and that these same people (Samajwadi Party) had bullets fired at Ram devotees (kar sevaks).
“इस समय बीजेपी ने अखिलेश यादव पर जोरदार वार किया है... यह कहा है अपने वोट बैंक को खुश करने के लिए इस तरह की हरकतें करी जाती हैं। इन्हीं लोगों ने राम भक्तों पर गोलियां चलवाई। ये भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने बोला है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The core factual assertion in the BJP attack line — that 'these people' (the Samajwadi Party) had bullets fired on Ram devotees — is historically accurate: in 1990 the government of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav ordered police firing on kar sevaks at Ayodhya, a well-documented incident Mulayam himself later defended. The BJP invoking this against Akhilesh Yadav as a 'vote bank' attack amid the July 2026 Ram Temple donation row is consistent with reported political exchanges of that period. The 'vote bank' framing is standard political rhetoric rather than a verifiable fact, which is why confidence is high but not maximal.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya_firing_incident On 30 Oct and 2 Nov 1990, UP security forces acting under orders of the Mulayam Singh Yadav government opened fire on kar sevaks (Ram devotees) at Ayodhya; official toll 15+. Mulayam founded the Samajwadi Party, so the BJP's line that 'these same people had bullets fired at Ram devotees' is grounded in a documented event. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mulayam-singh-justifies-shooting-of-16-karsevaks-in-ayodhya-in-1990-2249409 Mulayam Singh Yadav himself defended/justified the 1990 firing on kar sevaks, confirming the SP-linked leadership ordered it. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://theprint.in/india/bjp-betrayed-both-lord-ram-constitution-akhilesh-yadav/2974696/ Early-July 2026 SP-BJP sparring over the Ram Temple donation controversy, the context in which BJP revived the vote-bank / kar-sevak-firing attack on Akhilesh Yadav. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403