Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh greets attendees and mediapersons at Islam Gymkhana in Mumbai on Saturday. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
Yadav said India should have taken a stand against the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict which killed several women and children and has started affecting India's economy
Yadav exchanges greetings with Raut at the event. Later, speaking to mediapersons, Yadav, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have become a "vishwaguru" by sending a message of peace and preventing the war
"There is an opportunity for the prime minister and the BJP to become a vishwaguru.... We should have taken a stand against the war. Women and children have been killed, and in India, the war is impacting our economy," Yadav told reporters
He said sending a message of peace and stopping the war, in which many people have lost their lives, was required
Yadav arrived in Mumbai to attend Iftaar (the evening meal to break the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramzan) hosted by Azmi (left)
Reacting to the reports of people queuing up to buy LPG cylinders amid a "shortage", Yadav said, "LPG has become 'lapata' (missing) gas which is affecting the lives of common people"
He also accused the BJP of dividing people by spreading lies, terming it an "afvajivi (rumour-mongering) party which can only spread lies, mislead, and indulge in conspiracy"
Party supporters display a unity placard at the event, as Yadav calls for peace and solidarity
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