At a Bareilly rally supporting Achchan Ansari, Aazad Samaj Party president Chandra Shekhar Azad, Nagina MP, said religion is not under threat but people are, and urged Uttar Pradesh debate to focus on daily issues. He criticized the state government on education, healthcare, employment and law and order, calling for better public schools, accessible health services, job creation and fair pay for ASHA and anganwadi workers.