Samajwadi Party chief and leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday latched on to the controversy over Yogi Adityanath’s minister Dinesh Khatik making his displeasure public.

Minister of State for Jal Shakti Dinesh Khatik has conveyed his grievances to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Akhilesh Yadav flayed UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the alleged humiliation of Dinesh Khatik, the minister of state from Dalit community.

Commenting over Dinesh Khatik 's resignation letter, Akhilesh said in a tweet in Hindi, "Where there is no honour for a minister but a Dalit getting humiliation, tendering resignation is the right step to keep the respect of one's 'samaj' (community)."

Dinesh Khatik has written a two-page letter to the Union home minister and it went viral on social media.

Taking a jibe at the ongoing trouble in the Bharatiya Janata Party government, the SP chief said in a tweet in Hindi, "Understand the chronology of corruption and misgovernance in the BJP-led UP government: First rebellion in the ministry of Public Works Department, then a rebellion in the Health ministry and now rebellion in the Jal Shakti ministry.” He added, “The public is asking, the BJP government should tell honestly... now whose turn is it next.”

Dinesh Khatik in his letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah made some serious allegations of corruption in his department and about officials ignoring him. The BJP MLA from Hastinapur highlighted his Dalit background while complaining against senior department officials.

After the expression of anger by Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and suspension of senior officials in the Public Works Department headed by Jitin Prasada, a fresh crisis erupted on Wednesday when Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Dinesh Khatik, offered to quit, alleging that he was being ignored by officials. Khatik expressed his desire to resign through a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Earlier this month, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak who holds the Health portfolio, had vented his ire over transfers made in the Health Department in his absence and had sought an explanation from Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad over the violation of the transfer policy.

With the matter putting the state government in an embarrassing situation, the chief minister constituted a three-member committee to probe into the alleged irregularities in transfers and posting in the Health and Public Works Department. Yogi Adityanath cracked the whip and ordered suspension of five senior officials, including engineer in chief of Public Works Department and OSD of PWD Minister Jitin Prasada over irregularities in the department.

The controversies provided enough ammunition to the Samajwadi Party, Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party to attack the state government.

BSP chief Mayawati said in a tweet, "The neglect of a Dalit minister even within the Uttar Pradesh's BJP ministry is highly condemnable and unfortunate."

"Such news is in discussion at the national level. The government must fulfill the responsibility of taking care of their safety and respect by abandoning its casteist mentality and neglect, disdain, exploitation and injustice towards the Dalits," she added.

Congress media convener Anshu Awasthi in a statement said, "The resignation of Dinesh Khatik is a testimony of the reality of zero tolerance and humiliation of the Dalits in the BJP government. Corruption is like an industry which is flourishing under the BJP government.