No Role In SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Facebook Account Suspension, Says Centre

The Centre stated on Saturday (11 October) that it had "no role" in the suspension of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's Facebook account.

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the suspension resulted from the policies of Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook, reported NDTV.

"There was some post on his account due to which Facebook took action according to their policy. We had no role in it," Vaishnaw stated.

Akhilesh Yadav Facebook account, which has around 85 lakh followers, became inaccessible for several hours on Friday evening.

The Samajwadi Party accused the BJP of orchestrating the suspension to suppress Opposition voices.

SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand wrote on X, "The suspension of the Facebook account of the national president of the country's third-largest party, Akhilesh Yadav, is an attack on democracy. The BJP government has imposed an undeclared emergency in the country, where it wants to suppress every voice raised in opposition. However, the Samajwadi Party will continue to oppose the anti-people policies of the BJP."

Amid the allegations and the Centre's clarification, Yadav said his account was suspended over posts related to the Ballia recruitment and the murder of a journalist.

"There were some objections by Facebook. A complaint was made regarding content related to posts over the Ballia recruitment incident and the murder of a journalist - which was termed as sexual exploitation content by Facebook," he said.

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