Uttar Pradesh Govt recruitments: Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of denying OBC reservation

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) accused the ruling BJP of denying constitutionally mandated preservation to Other Backward Classes successful the Uttar Pradesh Government recruitments.

He alleged a large-scale “loot” of reserved class posts implicit the past 5 years. In a station connected X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Yadav claimed that the BJP was rejecting astir one-third of the 27% preservation fixed for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) nether the Constitution. He said this exposed the party's "anti-Constitution and anti-reservation face".

"The BJP is denying one-third of the Constitutionally mandated 27% preservation for OBCs and showing its existent ‘anti-Constitution, anti-reservation’ face. Now the recently appointed BJP State president should travel guardant and prevention OBC preservation from being usurped," Mr. Yadav said.

The erstwhile Chief Minister cited the ongoing Lekhpal recruitment successful the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Department arsenic an example. He said retired of 7,994 posts, lone 1,441 person been reserved for OBCs. "According to the 27% reservation, 2,158 posts should person been reserved for OBCs. This means 717 OBC Lekhpal posts person been looted adjacent earlier recruitment," helium alleged.

Mr. Yadav further pointed retired that portion the OBC quota was curtailed, the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) were granted the afloat 10% quota, amounting to 792 posts.

In different post, Mr. Yadav claimed that successful each recruitments conducted implicit the past 5 years, posts meant for PDA (Picchda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak ) communities were taken away.

"These are details of the past 4 recruitments, successful which much than 30,000 PDA posts were looted. After the theft was exposed, the authorities formed alleged committees, but nary enactment has been taken to date. There has lone been media management," helium alleged.

He questioned the State Government connected however agelong it would proceed to "loot" OBC, SC, and ST reservations. Mr. Yadav besides said it was clip to situation successful tribunal what helium termed "illegal formulas," specified arsenic declaring candidates 'Not Found Suitable' to contradict preservation benefits.

"Jobs are not adjacent connected the BJP’s agenda, and not astatine each for the PDA people. When the BJP goes, jobs and just recruitment volition come," helium said.

Mr. Yadav further alleged irregularities successful recruitments for 69,000 adjunct teachers, Banda Agriculture University, successful Lakhimpur Cooperative Bank, and successful Lekhpal posts. "OBC, SC, and ST younker are alert that the BJP is anti-PDA and is snatching distant their reservation," helium added.