# Akhilesh promises holiday for Avantibai Lodhi if SP wins UP in 2027 2026-08-16T19:11:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday that if his party wins the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, August 16 will be declared a public holiday in honour of freedom fighter Avantibai Lodhi. He made the announcement at an event in Lucknow organised by SP leader Yashvir Lodhi, attended by members of the Lodhi community from across the state. Yadav also promised to install a statue of Avantibai holding a golden sword at the Gomti Riverfront. He accused the BJP government of corruption, farmer neglect, and dilution of reservation through outsourcing. Hindustan Times reports that Yadav reiterated his demand for a caste census, pledging to conduct one within three months of forming the government if the Centre does not act. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, Avantibai Lodhi, caste census, Lodhi community, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-promises-holiday-for-avantibai-lodhi-if-sp-wins-up-in-2027/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-promises-holiday-for-avantibai-lodhi-if-sp-wins-up-in-2027/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/