Who is ‘bahubali‘ Anand Mohan Singh, ex-MP and murder case convict freed today
1 year, 7 months ago

Who is ‘bahubali‘ Anand Mohan Singh, ex-MP and murder case convict freed today

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh on Thursday walked out of the Saharsa jail amid hue and cry from the opposition and other sections of the society. Bihar People's Party founder Anand Mohan Singh with his wife and former MP Lovely Anand. Who is Anand Mohan Singh, convicted in the murder of a Dalit IAS officer G Krishnaiah, and why is his release being talked about in Bihar's politics ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election? Son of a freedom fighter, Anand Mohan Singh hails from North Bihar's Kosi region. Known for his strong anti-Lalu stand, Anand Mohan Singh formed the Bihar People's Party.

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Akash Anand’s clout in BSP re-established
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Akash Anand’s clout in BSP re-established

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national coordinator Akash Anand is back in the reckoning in the party after he was removed from the key post of party national coordinator as well as her political successor by party chief Mayawati during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Senior BSP leaders Gaya Charan Dinkar and Raj Kumar Gautam confirmed that in the meeting it …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 1 week ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

BSP Chief Mayawati Reinstates Nephew Akash Anand As Her Successor
6 months ago

BSP Chief Mayawati Reinstates Nephew Akash Anand As Her Successor

News 18  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati reinstated her nephew Akash Anand as the party’s national coordinator and announced him as her successor on Sunday. “Mayawati has reinstated Akash Anand to his post and made him the National Coordinator,” BSP leader Sarwar Malik said confirming the development. #WATCH | Former Uttar Pradesh CM and BSP chief Mayawati holds a meeting with party …

Former Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand disqualified from membership of assembly
6 months, 1 week ago

Former Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand disqualified from membership of assembly

India TV News  

New Delhi: Former minister Raaj Kumar Anand has been disqualified from membership of the Delhi assembly, said Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday. Anand had resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party and the post of minister in the Delhi government in April to join the Bahujan Samaj Party. Raaj Kumar Anand joins BSP Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Anand …

‘Will fight for Bhim Mission till my last breath’: Akash Anand on being sacked from key BSP post
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Will fight for Bhim Mission till my last breath’: Akash Anand on being sacked from key BSP post

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party leader Akash Anand on Thursday broke silence, days after he was removed as the party’s national coordinator. The 28-year-old Mr. Anand vowed to continue fighting for the Bhim Mission till his “last breath” and said he accepts the BSP chief’s Mayawati’s commands, whom he described as a “universal” leader. I will continue to fight for Bhim Mission …

Akash Anand's first reaction after being sacked as Mayawati's heir: 'Will keep fighting for Bhim Mission...'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akash Anand's first reaction after being sacked as Mayawati's heir: 'Will keep fighting for Bhim Mission...'

India TV News  

Two days ago Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati made headlines by relieving her nephew Akash Anand of his responsibilities as her 'successor' and the national coordinator of the party. Now Anand's first reaction has come on this matter wherein he termed Mayawati as an "idol for the entire Bahujan community." Akash Anand's first …

Why did BSP chief Mayawati remove her nephew Akash Anand as successor? Know details HERE
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did BSP chief Mayawati remove her nephew Akash Anand as successor? Know details HERE

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced the removal of her nephew Akash Anand from the position of party's national coordinator and her political successor. The four-time Chief Minister said that Akash Anand's father Anand Kumar will continue to fulfill his responsibilities in the party and BSP will work …

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as political heir, national coordinator
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as political heir, national coordinator

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Tuesday removed her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and party’s National Coordinator, citing he needs to reach “maturity” before assuming these important roles. In the same sequence, along with promoting other people in the party, I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and successor, but in the larger interest of …

It’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls for Congress in Bihar, rue senior State party leaders
8 months ago

It’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls for Congress in Bihar, rue senior State party leaders

The Hindu  

It seems all is in the family, and friends, for the Congress party in Bihar. Additionally, Tuesday saw the declaration of the candidature of Anshul Abhijit, son of senior party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, to contest the polls from Patna Sahib seat. Mr. Akash Prasad Singh had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from the …

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power

Hindustan Times  

Young leadership is taking centre stage in Dalit politics around the country and certainly in Uttar Pradesh. Anand launched his campaign on April 6 from the Muslim-Dalit dominated Nagina constituency from where another upcoming Dalit leader, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is contesting his first Lok Sabha election as the nominee of four-year-old Azad Samaj Party that he founded in …

Lovely Anand, wife of former MP Anand Mohan, joins JDU in Bihar, says 'our goal is to win all 40 seats'
9 months ago

Lovely Anand, wife of former MP Anand Mohan, joins JDU in Bihar, says 'our goal is to win all 40 seats'

India TV News  

Shortly after the National Democratic Alliance disclosed the seat allotment agreement among parties in Bihar, Lovely Mohan, wife of former gangster turned politician Anand Mohan, officially joined the Janata Dal on Monday, as reported by news agency ANI. In the recent seat-sharing arrangement, the Bharatiya Janata Party is slated to contest 17 out of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, while …

Mayawati Designates Nephew Akash Anand as Political Heir in BSP Transition
1 year ago

Mayawati Designates Nephew Akash Anand as Political Heir in BSP Transition

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has officially designated her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir, as announced by Udayveer Singh, the chief of the BSP's district unit in Shahjahanpur. Singh informed reporters that Mayawati declared Akash Anand responsible for strengthening the party organization nationwide, excluding Uttar Pradesh. Akash Anand, aged 28, entered politics ahead of the 2019 Lok …

Share files on ex-MP Anand Mohan’s remission: Supreme Court to Bihar
1 year, 7 months ago

Share files on ex-MP Anand Mohan’s remission: Supreme Court to Bihar

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to produce the files relating to the controversial April 24 decision granting remission to former Bihar member of Parliament Anand Mohan, serving a life term for murder, and cautioned against politicising the matter or making it a caste issue. Krishnaiah’s wife Umadevi approached the top court challenging an April 10 decision …

Demand mounts to free 2 jailed upper-caste politicians after ex-Bihar MP Anand Mohan's release
1 year, 7 months ago

Demand mounts to free 2 jailed upper-caste politicians after ex-Bihar MP Anand Mohan's release

India Today  

After former Bihar MP Anand Mohan was released from jail last month, there are growing demands to set free two more upper-caste politicians -- former MP Prabhunath Singh and former MLA Anant Singh. Leading the campaign for the release of the two jailed politicians, Krishna Kumar Kallu, who heads the Swarna Kranti Dal, said that he will go to any …

Anand Mohan walks out of jail, chief secy defends govt decision
1 year, 7 months ago

Anand Mohan walks out of jail, chief secy defends govt decision

Hindustan Times  

Former lawmaker Anand Mohan, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of an IAS officer in Bihar three decades ago, walked out of Saharsa jail early Thursday morning, even as Bihar chief secretary Amir Subhani defended the state government’s decision saying his release was “as per legal provisions” and questions being raised over it were “baseless”. The remission …

Bihar ex-MP Anand Mohan freed from jail, dalit outfit move Patna HC against order
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar ex-MP Anand Mohan freed from jail, dalit outfit move Patna HC against order

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving a life sentence for the killing of Krishnaiah, was released on Tuesday morning along with 26 others who have been lodged in different prisons of the state for more than 14 years. Uma Krishnaiah, the widow of slain Dalit IAS officer, urged the Bihar government to withdraw the decision claiming it would set …

Anand Mohan out of jail: Why Nitish Kumar's move may be shocking but not surprising
1 year, 7 months ago

Anand Mohan out of jail: Why Nitish Kumar's move may be shocking but not surprising

India Today  

After Independence, Bihar, like most other states, saw the dominance of the upper-caste politics of Congress leaders. Around the same time, Anand Mohan’s wife, Lovely Anand, also accused in the DM lynching case, won the Vaishali Lok Sabha bypoll. It was difficult for Nitish to say anything in public, but George Fernandes reached Patna’s Beur jail in a 40-strong motorcade …

Anand Mohan walks free: 'Sushasan babu' Nitish Kumar's new somersault | OPINION
1 year, 7 months ago

Anand Mohan walks free: 'Sushasan babu' Nitish Kumar's new somersault | OPINION

India Today  

Tejashwi Yadav had memorably called Nitish Kumar “Paltu chacha”. Nitish Kumar has come a long way from a man who used to pride himself as “Sushasan babu” who ended Bihar’s Jungle Raj to now being the leader of loopholes. However, Kumar’s famous “conscience” never came in the way of his “flexible” alliances where he partnered with the BJP and the …

Anand Mohan's release sparks war of words between Bihar alliance and Opposition
1 year, 7 months ago

Anand Mohan's release sparks war of words between Bihar alliance and Opposition

India Today  

A slugfest started on Tuesday between the Opposition and the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar as the formal release of jailed former MP Anand Mohan came a day closer. BJP leader Sushil Modi accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of playing into the hands of the RJD, its alliance partner. Beur inmate Shivji Yadav, Lakhisarai inmate Ashok Yadav, Bhagalpur inmates Kirath …

Bihar Sushil Modi Slams Nitish Over Gangster Anand Mohan Release Says Decision Taken Keeping Election In Mind
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar Sushil Modi Slams Nitish Over Gangster Anand Mohan Release Says Decision Taken Keeping Election In Mind

ABP News  

Former Bihar deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi slammed the state government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday for releasing former MP Anand Mohan Singh. Now for your own benefit, you have amended the law again so that you can win the election: Sushil Kumar Modi,… pic.twitter.com/nCgfhRwlyg — ANI April 25, 2023 This comes …

Bihar govt notifies release of former MP Anand Mohan Singh, 26 other prisoners
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar govt notifies release of former MP Anand Mohan Singh, 26 other prisoners

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The Bihar government on Monday notified the release of 27 prisoners, including former MP Anand Mohan Singh, days after the Nitish Kumar-led dispensation amended the Bihar Prison Manual, 2012. Former MP Anand Mohan Singh is currently serving life sentence for the murder of then Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah on December 5, 1994. Mohan is currently serving life sentence …

Bihar govt notifies release of former MP Anand Mohan Singh, 26 other prisoners
1 year, 7 months ago

Bihar govt notifies release of former MP Anand Mohan Singh, 26 other prisoners

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The Bihar government on Monday notified the release of 27 prisoners, including former MP Anand Mohan Singh, days after the Nitish Kumar-led dispensation amended the Bihar Prison Manual, 2012. Former MP Anand Mohan Singh is currently serving life sentence for the murder of then Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah on December 5, 1994. Mohan is currently serving life sentence …

Anand Mohan set to walk free
1 year, 7 months ago

Anand Mohan set to walk free

Hindustan Times  

Bihar’s law department on Monday issued a notification for the release of 27 prisoners, including former MP Anand Mohan Singh, who was convicted for the 1994 murder of a district magistrate and has been in jail since 2007. Anand Mohan was awarded life sentence in the case involving the murder of the then district magistrate of Gopalganj, G Krishnaiah, a …

Mayawati opposes release of murder convict Anand Mohan, calls Nitish anti-Dalit
1 year, 8 months ago

Mayawati opposes release of murder convict Anand Mohan, calls Nitish anti-Dalit

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has strongly criticised the Bihar government’s move for the premature release of incarcerated leader Anand Mohan Singh. BSP supremo Mayawati Bihar People’s Party leader and ex-MP Anand Mohan, was convicted in the 1994 murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah. “Bihar’s Nitish government’s preparation to change the rule to free Anand Mohan in the case …

Amid Atiq's killing row, why Bihar is pushing for Don Anand Mohan's release
1 year, 8 months ago

Amid Atiq's killing row, why Bihar is pushing for Don Anand Mohan's release

India Today  

In 1994, gangster and Bihar People's Party leader Chhotan Shukla was killed in a police encounter. But now multiple reports suggest that the Bihar government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is pushing for Anand Mohan’s release from the jail in Saharsa, the don’s home district in the state. In January, Nitish’s JDU held a Rajput conference in Patna where …

Trying my best to get Anand Mohan out of jail: Nitish to Rajput voters
1 year, 11 months ago

Trying my best to get Anand Mohan out of jail: Nitish to Rajput voters

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday assured the supporters of jailed former MP Anand Mohan that he was doing his best to secure the release of the tainted Rajput leader. In a bid to win over the upper caste voters in Bihar, Mr. Kumar’s Janata Dal on Monday observed the Rashtriya Swabhiman …

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