New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s recent claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government will fall within a year found support from the Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav. “He’s right,” Yadav said, answering a question during a press conference on Tuesday.”Once the SP comes to power in Uttar Pradesh, the Union government will fall,” he added.The Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is slated for early next year.Rahul …
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Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition for what he described as creating a narrative around an energy crisis in the state, while recalling the condition of electricity supply during the tenure of the previous Samajwadi Party government.The Chief Minister made the remarks while addressing a foundation stone laying programme for welfare projects worth Rs 413 crore undertaken by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation.Sp…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress of oppressing Hindus in West Bengal while the party was in power in the state. Moreover, he alleged that the Congress has become a “party of abuses”.Speaking to IANS regarding the FIR registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai, Poonawalla said: “Congress has become a party of abuses instead of Gandhian values.”Referring to the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s “traito…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) As Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh’s “seat selling” allegation levelled against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal. Meanwhile, the Opposition INDIA bloc leaders hit out at the former cricketer, holding him “equally responsible”.The controversy erupted after MP Harbhajan Singh asked the AAP that “when the time comes, he would reveal how many Punjab Rajya…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav appears to be recalibrating the expanded form of an acronym he coined earlier, with an eye on the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year.“PDA” – a term he is said to have had formulated to represent “Pichda” (backward), Dalit (oppressed), and Alpsankhyak (minority) – widening the earlier “MY” (Muslim-Yadav) formula that was largely seen as representing the SP vote bank.It was assumed that the new acronym wo…
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) In fresh trouble for jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan, an Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday enhanced the sentence of the former MP from seven years to 10 years and raised the penalty imposed on his son from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3.5 lakh in the latter’s dual PAN card case. The Special MP-MLA Court in Rampur also enhanced the penalty imposed on Azam Khan from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh, a lawyer said.The court decision came in connec…
Ghaziabad, May 22 (IANS) Spiritual guru and former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Friday remarked that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi is “solely responsible for the downfall of the Congress”.His remark came in response to LoP Gandhi’s allegation that the country is facing economic distress, inflation, unemployment, and student unrest while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “busy making reels”.Rahul Gandhi had made the remark after PM Modi gifted a packet of ‘Melody’ …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Congress and the Samajwadi Party, on Friday, criticised Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over his ‘ask caste’ remark regarding encounters in the state. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hit back, asserting criminals don’t have any caste.Taking a jibe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s allegation that “caste-based encounters” were being carried out in Bihar, CM Choudhary had said: “Some people are now saying that if a police encounter happens, the polic…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Opposition parties, particularly the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Delhi government issued a set of guidelines ahead of the upcoming festival of Bakrid, accusing it of attempting to create “communal hatred”.Issuing the guidelines, the BJP government in Delhi warned that the sacrifice of prohibited animals and violations of public hygiene rules will invite strict legal action.Speaking to IANS, Congress…
Saharanpur, May 22 (IANS) A case has been registered in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district against Samajwadi Party MP, Iqra Hasan, in connection with a protest held outside the office of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) on May 19. The FIR accuses the Kairana MP and her supporters of blocking a road, creating a disturbance, and obstructing official duties during a demonstration related to the Sonu Kashyap murder case. Apart from Iqra Hasan, seven named individuals and 25 unidentified people …