NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday released the names of six candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls without discussing with the INDIA bloc, which was constituted by the rival political parties of the BJP to present an alternative front in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.“Samajwadi Party has not discussed with INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Acting on her request, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has been shifted to the departmental standing committee on labour, days after she was nominated to the committee on communications and information technology headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.Sources said Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who was also nominated to the committee headed by…
Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Arvind Kejriwal, strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for detaining environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and approximately 150 volunteers.While Kharge described the action against Wangchuk as “cowardly” and “undemocratic,” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would not gain anything from it.Wangchuk and his…
LUCKNOW: The DNA sample of 71-year-old Samajwadi Party functionary Moeed Khan did not match with that of the fetus belonging to the 12-year-old Ayodhya gang-rape survivor, but instead matched with the DNA of his domestic help Raju Khan.This was revealed after UP govt submitted Monday the DNA report to the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party is set to have two front seats in Lok Sabha, in what will give it the chance to accommodate another member besides party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Congress, meanwhile, will have four front seats and DMK one in the 18th Lok Sabha.Congress front row will be led by…
After Coldplay tickets sold out within minutes, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his concern over the alleged black marketing of concert tickets, which he claimed are being sold for “20-50 times the price”. He pointed out that as soon as the tickets become available, they are quickly sold out, only to be resold on…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP and party in-charge for Assam, Harish Dwivedi, made a controversial claim on Thursday, alleging that a specific community was waging a ‘jihad’ by producing more children to gain control of the country’s political system and impose their religious beliefs. He said that the government was taking serious measures to address…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit back at Yogi Adityanath‘s government over his ‘leader of goons’ remarks and asked to take a look at the photos of both the leaders and to tell “who is mafia.”When asked about his comment on ‘mafia’ remarks, the SP chief said, “Wo kai baar bol…
NEW DELHI: A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Zahid Beg and his wife, Seema Beg, for allegedly torturing and assaulting a minor maid at their residence. The action follows the suicide of another teenager at the MLA’s house earlier this week.The Labour Department filed the case based on a recommendation from…
NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav engaged in a blame game over the reasons behind the dissolution of their alliance.While Mayawati claimed that Akhilesh stopped responding to calls from BSP leaders, the SP chief countered that Mayawati kept him uninformed about her decision to end the…
