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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP), Uttar Pradesh portion connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) announced that they volition organise protests astatine each the territory office successful U.P. against the alleged objectionable remark made by Samajwadi Party (SP) Lok Sabha MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“The BJP volition signifier monolithic protests astatine each the territory office of the authorities against the indecent and unbecoming remarks made by Samajwadi Party MP against the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The protestation volition beryllium organized astatine the territory level successful the Collectorate premises, the party’s women officials, nationalist representatives and workers volition enactment on with a ample number. The indecent connection being utilized by SP MP connected idiosyncratic level nether the guise of governmental absorption is against the steadfast contented of Indian politics. The BJP volition not tolerate this and volition reason the SP,” State General Secretary of the BJP Sanjay Rai said.
U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath described the remark arsenic an insult to the spot of 145 crore countrymen and the antiauthoritarian dignity of India. “The unparliamentary remarks made by an MP against the world’s astir fashionable leader, respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji are not lone indecent and unforgivable, but are besides a superior stroke to Indian antiauthoritarian norms. This enactment reveals governmental misbehavior, ideological bankruptcy and disrespect for the decency of nationalist life. This is besides an insult to the mandate, spot of 145 crore countrymen and the antiauthoritarian dignity of India. The radical of the state volition decidedly springiness a reply to specified unruly behaviour erstwhile the clip comes,” wrote Mr. Adityanath connected X.
Earlier, the SP Lok Sabha MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi was booked successful Mahoba nether charges of battle connected a nationalist authoritative and promoting hatred aft helium called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “anti-national,” constabulary said connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026). Mr. Lodhi, the Lok Sabha MP from the Hamirpur constituency, was booked connected May 11, nether sections 132 (assault connected a nationalist official), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 196(1) (promoting enmity), and 352 (intentional insult) of the BNS. On May 11, Mr. Lodhi and his supporters submitted an 11-point memorandum to the Power section flagging powerfulness cuts and issues with astute metres, among different issues. The BJP alleged that the SP MP’s march to the authorities bureau caused a blockade, disrupted traffic, and hindered the enactment of nationalist employees. He besides alleged that Mr. Lodhi called Mr. Modi “anti-national”.
A video of the incident, which surfaced connected societal media, showed the lawmaker criticising Mr. Modi’s austerity entreaty to the radical regarding golden and substance consumption. The SP MP allegedly utilized an expletive against Mr. Modi and called him a “desh-virodhi [anti-national]” Prime Minister.
The SP president Akhilesh Yadav distanced the enactment from the comment. “We person ne'er been successful favour of specified connection being utilized against anyone. I americium not successful favour of what Ajendra Singh said. He expressed his pain, but the connection utilized to explicit it was not right,” said Mr. Yadav successful Prayagraj.
