Uttar Pradesh Politics: Akhilesh Yadav's Claim on Ustad Bismillah Khan's House Sparks Controversy

Political rhetoric has intensified in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. Meanwhile, a social media post by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has sparked a controversy in Varanasi. He had targeted the BJP government by claiming that the old house of Bharat Ratna Shehnai emperor late Ustad Bismillah Khan was bulldozed. However, now the family of Bismillah Khan has refuted this claim. The family of Bismillah Khan says that no bulldozer has been driven on his ancestral house. The family members themselves are reconstructing the dilapidated building with mutual cooperation. Their aim is to preserve this historic building as a heritage and build a museum of Bismillah Khan here. The family said that Akhilesh Yadav has posted this probably due to some confusion. Actually, the old house of Ustad Bismillah Khan located in Saraiharaha area of Varanasi is quite dilapidated. Akhilesh Yadav shared a video on social media platforms about this building and Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP government will write a letter to the artist and artist associated with the heritage of India.