‘A for Akhilesh, D for Dimple, M for Mulayam’: SP neta teaches political slogans to students at ‘PDA Pathshala’; booked | Lucknow News

LUCKNOW: A case was registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) functionary Farhad Alam for allegedly operating an illegal ‘PDA Pathshala’ (school) in Saharanpur and teaching children political slogans in place of standard educational content. The FIR, filed at Dehat Kotwali police station, came after a complaint was lodged by a local youth, Maan Singh.

According to the complaint, children at the school were being taught “A for Akhilesh”, “D for Dimple Yadav” and “M for Mulayam Singh Yadav”. These references to SP leaders sparked public outrage and hurt sentiments, leading to accusations of politicising education.The controversy erupted just days after the Yogi Adityanath govt faced criticism over proposed school mergers, which were later rolled back.Seizing the opportunity, Farhad Gada claimed he was educating children who were at home due to school closures. However, investigation revealed that the children seen in the viral video were brought in from a private school and were never affected by any school shutdowns.Gada transformed his residence in Ramnagar village into the so-called ‘PDA Pathshala’ and released a video showing uniformed children reciting politically charged alphabets. He defended his actions, saying, “Just as convent schools have their own curriculum, our PDA Pathshala introduces children to socialist ideology. We teach A for Akhilesh, D for Dimple, B for Babasaheb, and M for Mulayam.”He further claimed he intended to take the model across Saharanpur district, targeting villages with reportedly shut govt schools. However, before he could expand his initiative, an FIR was filed against him.Saharanpur SP City Vyom Bindal said, “Based on the complaint received, we have booked the accused for running an illegal school and teaching inappropriate material to children. The matter is under investigation, and appropriate action will be taken following due legal process.”Farhad has been booked under BNS section 353 (2) (promote enmity, hatred, or ill will between different groups) and under ST/SC Act.