Lucknow. There is a lot of discussion on social media regarding the question asked by female journalist Divya Srivastava during a press conference of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday and the events that followed.
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While sharing the same video on Twitter, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav, without taking anyone's name, wrote that those who want to change the name should now change the name of 'press talk' to 'press monologue' because when only a statement has to be given and the press does not have the right to ask questions, then what is the meaning of the word 'talk' without conversation? Why are you wasting everyone's time, please do the work by sending press releases only and save the time of both.
Those who want to change the name should now change the name of 'press talk' to 'press monologue' because when only a statement has to be given and the press does not have the right to ask questions, then what is the meaning of the word 'talk' without conversation? Why are you wasting everyone's time, please do your work only by sending press releases and… pic.twitter.com/0iiXl9rDwk
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 12, 2026
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He said that the truth is that there are a lot of questions in Uttar Pradesh but they do not have any answers. Turning away from the field is also called running away. They show favoritism in governance and make one-sided statements in press conferences. Now will he also say that 'he is not in the mood to listen to the question'.
In the viral video, female journalist Divya Srivastava is seen asking Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to answer the questions in the BJP office on Saturday. She says that if there is a press conference then is it necessary to ask questions? The female journalist says that the meeting was not called only to express her views. The female journalist is asked to stop the video, she refuses. In the end she says, if you don't want to answer then write it as a press address and not a press conference.
The video of this incident quickly went viral on social media. SP leader IP Singh claimed that after asking the question, the local police and LIU have criticized the questioning of the female journalist. However, this incident has become a part of a heated political and journalistic debate.