Agra: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the central and Uttar Pradesh governments, alleging that a concerted bid is going on to weaken the Constitution.

On the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, addressing a gathering in Agra, Yadav said the Constitution drafted by Dr Ambedkar is the “book of destiny” for the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak — Backward, Dalit, Minority) communities, and warned that attempts to undermine it are intensifying.

Without this Constitution, he said, the deprived sections would have faced “unimaginable hardships”.

He accused “dominant forces” of repeatedly insulting the PDA communities. He also mentioned the incident of shoes thrown in the Supreme Court, saying it reflects this attitude.

Yadav cautioned th

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