Samajwadi Party workers protested outside Akhilesh Yadav's residence amid barricades preventing them from honoring Jai Prakash Narayan. The Lucknow Development Authority advised against Yadav's visit due to security concerns linked to ongoing construction at the site.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday exhorted Janata Dal (United) founder Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre because "a socialist" was prevented from garlanding the statue of Jai Prakash Narayan.

S amajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav urged Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to withdraw his party's support from the Narendra Modi-led government,

The JD(U) has dismissed remarks by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, who called for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to leave the NDA. Yadav accused the BJP of preventing him from honoring socialist Jayaprakash Narayan.

On Friday, Akhilesh Yadav was stopped by the UP Police from visiting the memorial of Jai Prakash Narayan on the national icon's 122nd birth anniversary.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was barred from visiting Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre in Lucknow on JP's birth anniversary, citing security reasons. This move led to Akhilesh criticizing the BJP government and requesting Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from the BJP-led NDA.

After being stopped by the police, Akhilesh paid tribute to JP Narayan by garlanding a statue of him outside his residence in Lucknow.

The BJP this summer fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha making it dependent on the backing of partners such as the JD(U)