'Some people are backward not by birth, only by certificate': Akhilesh Yadav on Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi

During his visit to Varanasi on Thursday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav made an indirect remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that by birth but his caste was included in the OBC list during the Bharatiya Janata Party government's tenure in Gujarat.

"All I want to say is that some people are only backwards by certificate, not by birth," said Yadav while interacting with reporters on Thursday. However, he avoided mentioning Gandhi or in his statement.

Earlier, had targeted PM Modi for his caste at one of his public rallies in Odisha during the .

“Whenever BJP workers come to you, tell them one thing. Our Prime Minister lied to the entire country that he belonged to the backward class. He was not born in a backward class, he belongs to the general caste. You tell this to every BJP worker," said Wayanad MP on Thursday.

Akhilesh Yadav also commented on the district court's order on the Gyanvapi case, after which the Hindu side offered prayer inside the Gyanvapi mosque.

“All of us are bound by the Constitution... The Consitution gives us the rights. The government does trickery... Can we snatch anyone's rights? If any court gives any order, does that mean that our rights would be snatched away? The Constitution gives us the right to present ourselves. I hope that the court will do justice in the coming times," Yadav told media persons on Thursday.