‘Youth should take to streets like in Nepal’: SP leader joins Ajay Chautala’s call for mass movement in India

Days after Jannayaka Janata Party founder Ajay Singh Choutala stirred controversy by calling for a protest to dethrone the leaders—similar to the one witnessed in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal—a Samajwadi Party leader echoed similar remarks on Saturday, saying the youth should take to the streets in India as well.

Ravidas Mehrotra, a former UP minister, alleged that those in power remained indifferent to people’s suffering, even as public anger grew over unemployment, poverty, and inflation.

"In India's neighboring countries—Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh—people have overthrown their governments through protests. A similar situation exists in India: people are dying of hunger, there is poverty, inflation, and unemployment, yet those in power are ignoring these issues. Therefore, the youth of this country should take to the streets like in Nepal and remove those in power through a mass movement," he told the ANI news agency.

Earlier, Choutala, father of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Choutala, made a provocative statement when he urged youths to "pull rulers from their chairs, chase them down the streets, beat them, and force them to flee the country, like in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal."

Addressing a gathering in Mahendragarh on December 28, Choutala said the time had come for people to organize and unite.

"When that opportunity comes, just like in our neighboring countries—Sri Lanka, where youths overthrew the government and forced the leaders to flee overnight; in Bangladesh, where youths overthrew the government and forced the rulers to leave the country; and in Nepal, where youths mobilized, not only thrashing the rulers on the streets but also forcing them to leave overnight," he said.