Uttar Pradesh: SP member booked for teaching ‘politicised alphabets’ at Saharanpur ‘PDA Pathshala’

A Samajwadi Party member has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly operating an unauthorised school in Saharanpur, where children were taught “politicised” alphabets, The Times of India reported on Monday.

The first information report, registered at the Dehat Kotwali police station, was based on a complaint filed by a resident identified as Maan Singh, who accused Farhan Alam Gada of politicising education and misleading children.

He alleged that the children were being taught phrases like “A for Akhilesh”, “B for Babasaheb”, “D for Dimple” and “M for Mulayam Singh Yadav”, referring to Samajwadi Party leaders and BR Ambedkar. Singh alleged that this sparked public outrage and hurt public sentiment, The Times of India reported.

The incident came to light after a video, reportedly filmed at Gada’s residence in Ramnagar village, was widely shared on social media, PTI reported. In the footage, uniformed children were seen participating in the lesson.

सहरानपुर में समाजवादी पार्टी के एक नेता PDA पाठशाला शुरू की है,जिसमें बच्चों को A for Apple नही A for अखिलेश और D for DELHI नहीं D for डिंपल यादव पढ़ाया जा रहा#PDA l #NDA l pic.twitter.com/X8OzzWnPqE— प्रतीक खरे/Pratik khare ? (@pratik_khare_) July 31, 2025

Gada had launched the first such school, called “PDA Pathshala” after the Samajwadi Party’s outreach to Pichhda (backward), Dalit and Alpsankhyak (minority) communities,...

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