Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on June 21 explained that 'PDA' is the name of the unity born out of shared consciousness and feeling against the exploitation and oppression of those who are "pichre" (meaning backward), Dalit and "alpashankhak" (meaning minority).
"PDA is basically the name of that unity born out of consciousness and common feeling against the exploitation, oppression and neglect of 'backward, Dalit and minority'," a rough translation of his tweet in Hindi read.
“In this fight, people from every class are involved who stand for humanity”, Mr. Akhilesh said adding that he is against injustice. He requested everyone involved in this fight to rise above party politics and join him in this mission.