The former chief minister's followers on Twitter have hit the figure of 10 million when compared to nearly 5.3 million of Adityanath's followers
The surprise development is being seen as an effort by the SP to recover its electoral base after its poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha polls when it won just five seats
The rape survivor's maternal aunt succumbed to injuries in a district hospital and the others were transferred to a trauma centre in Lucknow, police said
This is the first full-scale review of VIP protectees by the Union home ministry after the Modi 2.0 government took charge
Akhilesh was accorded the top category VIP security in 2012 during the UPA regime at the Centre
Mayawati's decision to break alliance with SP is triggered by 'social contradictions', fear of losing Dalit votes
Terming the SP-BSP alliance as a 'scientific experiment' which did not succeed, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that his respect for BSP supremo Mayawati remained intact even after they have parted ways."I studied engineering in Mysore. As a science student, I know that all experiments do not always succeed. But still we give it a trial and learn what is lacking," said Akhilesh while talking to reporters here.Akhilesh on Tuesday announced that his party would contest all 11 Assembly bye-elections in the state after BSP chief Mayawati announced that her party has decided to contest these elections on its own following the poor performance of SP-BSP alliance in the recently held Lok Sabha elections.Samajwadi Party had got 5 seats in the state, while BSP got 10 taking the 'mahagathbandhan' tally to a dismal 15, far behind the BJP's 62 Lok Sabha seats in the state.Maintaining that his respect for Mayawati remains intact, Akhilesh said: "In the very first press conference, I ...
SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is in tatters, citing the killing of a party functionary here late last month."A person gets killed while sleeping in his house despite the claims of the government that law and order is its biggest priority. The whole law and order system is in tatters," he said while talking to reporters.On May 24, Samajwadi Party district panchayat member Vijay Yadav was shot dead outside his residence allegedly by three unidentified persons at Salarpur village in Ghazipur district.Referring to the murder of a BJP worker in Union Minister Smriti Irani's Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, Akhilesh said, "A BJP minister comes and participates in the funeral ceremony of a party worker and police come into action and arrest all the accused. But police have not identified the culprits in this case and have made no arrests. Security has also not been provided to the family."The SP leader said political workers are ..
We will know soon enough, as soon as the Election Commission announces the dates of the by-polls
Akhilesh, once hailed as a rising star on the Indian political landscape after the SP dislodged the BSP government in the 2012 UP polls, is today desperately in search of his lost mojo
He also called the prime minister a prachar mantri, or a publicity minister
Taking a swipe at the ruling BJP, Akhilesh said during the holy period of Navaratri no one should lie
Praising Banerjee for inviting "all leaders" for the rally, Yadav said she is giving a strong message by doing so to the entire country
The agency said Yadav, who also held the mining portfolio for sometime, had cleared 14 leases, of which 13 were cleared on February 17, 2013, in violation of e-tendering process
Congress' Azad said he is apprehensive that the BJP govt will target more opposition leaders by initiating action through probe agencies as the general elections approach
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the Modi government for "shamelessly unleashing" the CBI on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said it is time to throw out "this dictatorial and undemocratic regime". According to reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to quiz the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister in an illegal mining case. "In its last weeks in office, Modi govt shamelessly unleashing CBI on @yadavakhilesh is a reminder to all that we must not forget what Modi's political opponents have faced during last five years. Time to throw out this dictatorial & undemocratic regime (sic)," he tweeted. On Sunday, Yadav said he is ready to face the probe agency, but people are also ready to answer the BJP. The CBI carried out searches at 14 locations Saturday in connection with its FIR against 11 persons, including IAS officer B Chandrakala, SP MLC Ramesh Kumar Mishra and Sanjay Dixit (who unsuccessfully contested the 2017 assembly election on a .
The CBI searched 14 places Saturday in connection with its FIR against 11 persons, including a former Samajwadi Party minister.
Another former minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati is also likely to be summoned by the CBI in the case
Stating that the intention of the RSS and BJP are 'anti-people', Yadav said, 'both work to flare up communal sentiments, divide society and hatch conspiracies'.
Both Mulayam and Akhilesh last month vacated their official bungalows on Vikrmaditya Marg following Supreme Court orders