Indian Politics

Opposition parties target UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over press conference walkout

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the Cockroach Janta Party, and the Congress party targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for allegedly walking away from a press conference without taking journalist questions.

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Akhilesh Yadav criticized the event as a 'press monologue' rather than a conference, arguing that the BJP-led government avoids answering an overflowing number of questions in the state.

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The Congress party further alleged that a female journalist was removed from her job and threatened with bulldozer action after attempting to ask a question during the press briefing.