NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq was slapped with a hefty fine of Rs 1.91 crore by the Uttar Pradesh Power Department on Friday over allegations of electricity theft.The action follows a police case registered against the MP on Thursday for allegedly stealing electricity at his residence in Sambhal’s Deepa Sarai…
BAREILLY: An FIR was registered against Sambhal’s MP, Zia-ur-Rahman Barq, in an alleged power theft case after power officials found some issues with the electric meter. The FIR is registered at Nakhasa Anti Power Theft police station under section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act (Amendment) 2003 on the complaint of SDO Santosh Tripathi, who…
NEW DELHI: After Rahul vs Mamata leadership tussle, EVMs have become the latest flashpoint between INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)bloc partners. A day after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah openly ridiculed Congress’s stand with his remarks “you can’t accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose” echoing BJP’s line of…
NEW DELHI: Tensions within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) continue to simmer, with Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray hitting out at the Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Abu Azmi, for the intention to withdraw from the alliance over “Hindutva credentials.”“Our Hindutva is about ‘hriday mein Ram aur haath ko kaam’ (Ram…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Fakhrul Hasan Chaand distanced the national leadership from Maharashtra SP chief Abu Asim Azmi’s remarks hours after Azmi announced the party’s intention to sever ties with the MVA, citing an advertisement and social media posts by Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders celebrating Babri mosque’s demolition.Highlighting that the final decision rests with…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party to quit opposition MVA over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s stand on Babri mosque demolition, Maharashtra SP chief Abu Azmi said on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.“An advertisement was given by Shiv Sena (UBT) in a newspaper congratulating those who demolished Babri masjid. His (Uddhav Thackeray) aide has also posted on X…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav stepped up his attack on the ruling BJP over the EVM issue and linked it to the recent Sambhal riot, claiming the clashes were “induced” to “deviate” people.“The way they (BJP) have won elections by putting pressure on officials and hence…
NEW DELHI: Voting commenced on Wednesday for bypolls in 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand, with results scheduled to be announced on November 23. However, these bypolls are not expected to directly impact the composition of the respective legislative assemblies.In Uttar Pradesh, polling is taking place in Katehari, Karhal, Meerapur, Ghaziabad,…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party chief Shyam Lal Pal on Tuesday wrote a letter to the state’s chief electoral officer accusing the police of misusing their authority during the Lok Sabha elections by forcing Muslim women voters to remove their veils. He said that this caused many women to leave polling stations without casting…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday hit back at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for his ‘mafia and criminals are SP’s gale ka haar’ remark and said that the CM doesn’t see the mirror before commenting. While addressing a rally at Ambedkar Nagar, Akhilesh Yadav said, “The voice of the Lucknow…
