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Yogi Adityanath calls Akhilesh Yadav 'pro-rioters', Owaisi accuses him of using Muslims as vote bank

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav faced attacks from two different political fronts on Monday, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accusing him of being sympathetic to rioters and infiltrators, while AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that he treats Muslims as a vote bank. The political confrontation also intensified after Bhim Army chief and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad called on Akhilesh to include his party in any alliance aimed at defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).