The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) announced that it will stage protests in all district headquarters in UP against Samajwadi Party (SP) Lok Sabha MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi’s alleged inappropriate comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“BJP will organize massive protests in all the district headquarters of the state against the indecent and indecent remarks of the Samajwadi Party MP against Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The protest will be organized at the district level in the Collectorate premises, will be attended by women party leaders, public officials and workers along with a large number of healthy people who are used in political opposition on a personal level. Indian politics will not tolerate this and will oppose the SP,” said the General BJP Secretary Sanjay Rai.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath termed the comment as an insult to the trust of India’s 145 million countrymen and democratic dignity. “Unparliamentary remarks by a Member of Parliament against the world’s most popular leader, respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji is not only indecent and unforgivable but also a serious blow to India’s democratic norms. This act exposes political misconduct, ideological bankruptcy and disregard for decency in public life. This is also the country’s mandate15 and trust towards democracy. India’s dignity People of the country will surely respond to such unruly behavior when the time comes,” Mr Adityanath wrote. on X.
Earlier, SP Lok Sabha MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi was charged in Mahoba with assaulting a public servant and promoting hatred after he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “anti-national”, police said on Tuesday (May 12, 2026). Mr. Lodhi, a Lok Sabha MP from the Hamirpur constituency, was booked on May 11 under sections 132 (assault on a public servant), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 196(1) (promoting enmity) and 352 (intentional insult) of the IPC. On May 11, Mr. Lodhi and his supporters submitted an 11-point memorandum to the power department that highlighted power outages and smart meter problems, among other issues. The BJP alleged that the SP MP’s march to the government office had caused a blockade, disrupted traffic and prevented public administration employees from working. He also alleged that Mr Lodhi had called Mr Modi “anti-national”.
A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed the lawmaker criticizing Mr. Modi’s austerity appeal to people on gold and fuel consumption. The SP MP allegedly used slurs against Mr Modi and called him a “desh-virodhi (anti-national)” prime minister.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav distanced the party from the comment. “We were never in favor of such language being used against anyone. I am not in favor of what Ajendra Singh said. He expressed his pain but the language used to express was not right,” Mr Yadav said in Prayagraj.
Published – 13 May 2026 07:44 IST
