Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at a police officer on Saturday after a man went near his dais and chanted “Jai Shri Ram”.
The incident took place during a rally in UP’s Kannauj. A video of Yadav scolding the policeman was posted on social media by news agency ANI and was widely circulated.
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