# Jayant Chaudhary hits back at Akhilesh over ‘chavanni’ remark 2026-08-22T07:53:36+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Union minister and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday criticised former ally Akhilesh Yadav over his 'chavanni' remark, warning that such arrogance leads to downfall. In a post on X, Chaudhary said Akhilesh targeted the Jat community by saying 'we taught them ABCD'. The remark refers to Akhilesh's recent statement, 'Hum logon ne chavanni ko rupaiya bana diya, phir bhi chhod ke chale gaye', seen as a jibe at Chaudhary for switching from the SP-led alliance to the NDA in 2024. Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar also attacked Akhilesh, saying he has 'lost mental balance' and mocking the SP's PDA plank. Rajbhar defended Chaudhary, noting that the same 'chavanni' helped SP increase its tally from 47 seats in 2017 to 120 in 2022. BSP chief Mayawati demanded Akhilesh apologise to the Jat community for insulting former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh, warning voters against SP's 'casteist politics' ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due early next year. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Times of India and India Today report the same political feud, but their framings differ subtly. Times of India leads with Jayant Chaudhary's response and includes Mayawati's criticism, giving space to multiple opposition figures against Akhilesh. India Today foregrounds Om Prakash Rajbhar's personal attack, calling Akhilesh mentally unstable, which adds a sharper tone. Neither outlet questions the underlying electoral strategy behind the war of words. The measured middle-ground: this is a pre-election spat where former allies trade barbs to consolidate their respective caste bases, with the Jat and backward community votes at stake in western Uttar Pradesh. The next concrete event to watch is the Uttar Pradesh assembly election schedule, expected to be announced within months. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with Jayant's response and includes Mayawati's view, but no editorial slant. - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) Foregrounds Rajbhar's 'lost mental balance' attack and mockery of PDA plank. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-23T18:16:42+00:00. Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, Jayant Chaudhary, Mayawati, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jayant-chaudhary-hits-back-at-akhilesh-over-chavanni-remark/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jayant-chaudhary-hits-back-at-akhilesh-over-chavanni-remark/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/