Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the Congress should take all secular parties along to usher a change in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Commenting on the election trends in Gujarat which show the BJP losing some ground to the Congress, Yadav said that regional parties and regional[Read More…]
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Mulayam Yadav, Shivpal Yadav not included in SP national executive
Samajwadi Party veterans, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav, found no place in the new list of national executive released by the party. The move comes days after Akhilesh Yadav was elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the next five years. According to reports, SP principal general secretary,[Read More…]
Akhilesh Yadav re-elected as Samajwadi Party chief for next five years
Samajwadi Party(SP) chief, Akhilesh Yadav, has been re-elected as the party president for the next five years. The decision was taken at the party’s national convention at Agra on Thursday. The party will now fight the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections under Akhilesh’s presidentship. The former[Read More…]
Akhilesh Yadav warns party members of ‘fake samajwadis’
Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday cautioned his party members against fake samajwadis. He was addressing the state convention, which unanimously re-elected Naresh Uttam as SP president in the state. Akhilesh called on his party members at the meet, and asked them to realise their responsibilities ahead of Lok[Read More…]
Big political names assemble at Lalu’s ‘BJP bhagao desh bachao’ rally
As a display of united opposition, big political big names, including West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, and Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, came together at Lalu Prasad’s mega rally on Sunday. RJD chief, Lalu Prasad, had earlier said the ‘BJP bhagao desh bachao’ rally would herald the decline of[Read More…]
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav detained in Unnao
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, was detained by the police in Unnao on Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Thursday. He was on his way to meet ex-MLA & Samajwadi Party leader, Pradeep Yadav, who was beaten in clashes during district panchayat president elections in Auraiya. SP party workers staged a[Read More…]
Those leaving SP must give no excuse: Akhilesh Yadav
While many MLC’s are recently resigning from their respective parties and joining the BJP party, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday said that those who wanted to go should go, without offering any excuse, so that he could ascertain who was with him in “bad times”. Talking about[Read More…]
Shivpal Yadav warns Akhilesh Yadav of more dissension in party
After the resignation of 2 SP MLCs from Samajwadi party earlier on Saturday, Shivpal Yadav warned Akhilesh Yadav of more differences in the party. He asked him to transfer the party’s reins to father Mulayam Singh Yadav. The resignations of MLCs Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Singh are seen as a[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath orders CBI probe into Gomti River Channelisation Project scam
On Monday, Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate into the Gomti River Channelisation Project scam. The process of sending the letter of recommendation to the Ministry will also be completed soon. In this probe, many names are expected to come up. On[Read More…]
UP government to make marriage registration compulsory even for Muslims
Officials announced on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to make marriage registration compulsory for all in the state. Accordingly, the women’s welfare department has drafted a proposal that is likely to be brought in the next session of the state cabinet. The sources say that following the[Read More…]
UP: Cattle smuggling and slaughter punishable under National Security Act and Gangsters Act
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday issued a warning which said that those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport will be charged under the National Security Act and Gangsters Act. This order has been carried to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh.[Read More…]
No plans to have Amar Singh in the SP front led by Mulayam Singh: Shivpal Yadav
On Sunday, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav said that he has no plans to take Amar Singh in his proposed Samajwadi Secular Front and that he had also opposed his rejoining the party last year. “I was not in favour of Amar Singh joining SP again. I knew he will[Read More…]
Shivpal Yadav floats new party, names Mulayam Singh as party chief
Shivpal Yadav threatens to float new party
Judge suspended for granting bail to rape-accused SP leader Gayatri Prajapati
The Allahabad High Court judge has suspended a judge of a Lucknow court for granting bail to rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. The SP leader is accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape her minor daughter. The 49-year-old leader was granted bail[Read More…]
How can anyone trust a person who wasn’t faithful to his father? : Mulayam on Akhilesh
Taking a dig at Akhilesh Yadav for the humiliating loss in the UP Polls, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday said how can anyone trust a person who wasn’t faithful to his father. Responding to Mulayam’s comment, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the SP supremo was once a socialist leader and added[Read More…]
Mulayam, Azam skip SP’s national executive meet
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and senior leader Azam Khan on Saturday gave a miss to the party’s national executive meeting which was presided over by Akhilesh Yadav here. Akhilesh, who took over as the party’s national president on January 1 after a bitter split, had convened the meeting[Read More…]
Ex-UP CM Akhliesh Yadav alleges casteism in policemen’s transfers and suspension
Terming suspension of police officers as blatant discrimination, Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that only policemen of one particular caste Yadav are being suspended and transferred. “Only policemen of one particular caste are being suspended and transferred, everybody knows. But will you report that?” asked[Read More…]
What do UP Poll results mean for the Muslims of India
Should the Muslim community start moving towards the BJP? BJP has stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most politically significant state, demolishing any myths of demonetization or identity politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has trumped all odds and emerged as the sole winning factor, in a political battle that[Read More…]
Akhilesh Yadav resigns
BJP’s performance in the state elections have changed the course of Indian politics
After the stunning results of the 5 state elections were declared on Saturday the BJP under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is looking at possibly forming a government in 4 of the 5 states including the big one, Uttar Pradesh. Just what made this win possible? What changed in[Read More…]
Akhilesh hints at post-poll alliance with BSP
With exit polls predicting a hung Assembly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday did not completely rule out a post-poll tie-up with the BSP to prevent BJP from coming to power in the state. As exit polls indicated the BJP emerging as the largest single party in the[Read More…]
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]
