Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday (November 1, 2026) said the Ramlila Maidan has turned into the “Haldighati of democracy” with a massive turnout of people and asserted that this is indicative of change that is in the offing, as he asserted that those who came to power at the Centre through Uttar Pradesh will also exit from there.
Taking a dig at the BJP, Mr.
Yadav said those who speak of having a firm, immovable stance — likening it to the unshakeable foot of Angad — should consider where they would even place that foot, given that there is no ground left to stand on.
Yadav added. Mr. Yadav added that the people are set to save democracy, and this movement will begin in Uttar Pradesh. Mr.
Addressing the ‘INDIA’ bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan against “vote chori”, Mr. Yadav referred to the recent MLC polls and said the people of Kashi (Varanasi) have reduced the “double-engine” government to a ‘double zero. “We, in the ‘INDIA’ alliance, will not stop,” he said. “If we were unable to form the government in 2022, it is because of this very theft,” Mr. Taking another jab at the BJP, the SP chief said those who once boasted about making India a ‘Vishwaguru’ are now busy manipulating the electoral rolls. Yadav also said that seeing the massive turnout of people, the Ramlila Maidan has become the “Haldighati of democracy”. He said the change was in the offing, and added that ‘parivartan’ can come anytime.
