Samajwadi Party’s anti-Sanatana mindset reflects in candidate selection, BJP alleges
9 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s anti-Sanatana mindset reflects in candidate selection, BJP alleges

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday alleged that the anti-Sanatana mindset of the Samajwadi Party was apparent from its nomination of Bhanu Pratap Singh for the Lok Sabha election. In a viral clip, the SP’s candidate for the Meerut Lok Sabha seat is allegedly heard saying that temples need to be destroyed and educational institutes built in its stead. “Samajwadi Party has maintained its anti-Sanatana tradition in the Lok Sabha election 2024. I believe every poor, Dalit or rational person should go to school, college, library,” Mr. Singh had said in the video, while responding to a reporters’ query about temples.

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Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for Sambhal violence, calls for parliamentary discussion on matter
3 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for Sambhal violence, calls for parliamentary discussion on matter

India TV News  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party had a role in the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district. Speaking further, Yadav labelled the Sambhal incident as a "well-planned conspiracy," claiming it was aimed at disrupting the communal harmony of the region. Ram Gopal Yadav alleges of police brutality in Sambhal The SP chief's statements followed …

Sambhal News: Cases Against MP Ziaur Rahman Faked By Yogi Govt, UP Police
4 weeks ago

Sambhal News: Cases Against MP Ziaur Rahman Faked By Yogi Govt, UP Police

ABP News  

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has accused the government and police of faking stories about the Sambhal violence in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking about the Sambhal incident, Yadav said, "Today, we are celebrating Constitution Day, but the real celebration will be when we actually follow the Constitution's path. #WATCH | Delhi: On the Constitution Day celebration and Sambhal stone …

BJP behind Sambhal violence, wanted to distract from poll rigging: Akhilesh Yadav
1 month ago

BJP behind Sambhal violence, wanted to distract from poll rigging: Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav held the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government responsible after tensions flared up in Sambhal district over a mosque survey. Akhilesh Yadav also alleged that the violence was premeditated to stifle debates on election irregularities, asserting, "This was a calculated strategy to avoid scrutiny of the election process". Highlighting alleged voter suppression during the UP bypolls, the …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on June 8 said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls verdict signified that negative politics ended with the issues and concerns of common people taking centre stage. Mr. Yadav, while speaking to media after chairing the parliamentary board meeting of his party in Lucknow, said the victory belongs to the PDA and other marginalised social groups …

How SP managed to stun BJP in Uttar Pradesh despite Ram Temple hype
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How SP managed to stun BJP in Uttar Pradesh despite Ram Temple hype

Hindustan Times  

The road to Delhi passes through Lucknow. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav with Awadhesh Prasad, the party candidate from Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, during the election campaign rally in Ayodhya. The opposition INDIA bloc is leading in 43 Lok Sabha seats, whereas BJP is ahead in 34 seats in Uttar Pradesh, as per the data at 8 pm. The party …

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has registered its best performance in the Lok Sabha elections, winning or leading on 38 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh after a string of electoral reverses since 2017. The SP, which increased its tally seven-fold, won 35 seats in 2004 when SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav headed the government in Uttar …

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

Hindustan Times  

KUSHINAGAR: In the land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the Samajwadi Party is striving to secure a maiden win in a seat it has repeatedly failed to capture despite the sizable presence of its core support base—Muslims and Yadavs. The Samajwadi Party has fielded …

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that it did not field a Muslim candidate from Kannauj as it could not see beyond SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s family. The BSP chief asked the deprived sections, including the dalits and Muslims, to not cast a single vote for Yadav’s party in …

Ram Gopal finds flaw in Ram temple, U.P. CM says it show SP’s anti-Hindu mindset
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Gopal finds flaw in Ram temple, U.P. CM says it show SP’s anti-Hindu mindset

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party ’s chief national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday said the “Ram temple in Ayodhya is ‘bekaar’ because it has not been constructed as per “Vastu”. chief minister Yogi Adityanath in all his election rallies throughout the day in which he said: “Muslims would not have tolerated such a remark.” In the morning, Ram Gopal Yadav reached …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Lok Sabha election: In ‘Suhag Nagari’ Firozabad, issues on ground wedded to larger poll picture?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election: In ‘Suhag Nagari’ Firozabad, issues on ground wedded to larger poll picture?

Hindustan Times  

Located on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, Firozabad was earlier a part of Agra but became a separate district in 1989. Raj Babbar moved to Ghaziabad in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav’s son Akshay Yadav won the 2014 election despite the Modi wave sweeping the nation. The traditional Samajwadi Party votes were divided between Shivpal …

PM Narendra Modi accuses 'two princes' Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi of attacking ‘our faith’
8 months ago

PM Narendra Modi accuses 'two princes' Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi of attacking ‘our faith’

Hindustan Times  

Referring to the alliance between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of Uttar Pradesh have rejected the "film starring two princes". Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections, at Gajraula in Amroha, …

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has alleged that Congress leader and his opponent Rahul Gandhi has evaded from visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya fearing the Muslim fundamentalists. If Rahul’s secularism is not one-sided, he should have visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, siad Mr. Surendran, who is also the State president of …

Samajwadi Party continues flip-flop on Noida: Yes, no and again yes for Mahendra Nagar as candidate
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party continues flip-flop on Noida: Yes, no and again yes for Mahendra Nagar as candidate

India TV News  

With less than a month to go, the Samajwadi Party is still undecided over its choice for Gautam Budh Nagar Lok Sabha seat. Over a week after declaring Rahul Awana as its candidate for Lok Sabha elections in Gautam Buddha Nagar, the SP nominated Dr Mahendra Nagar again on Thursday. The Samajwadi Party on Thursday again changed its choice for …

Rajya Sabha polls: Samajwadi Party’s decision to field third candidate was ‘test’ to spot rebels, says Akhilesh Yadav
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha polls: Samajwadi Party’s decision to field third candidate was ‘test’ to spot rebels, says Akhilesh Yadav

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said disciplinary action would be taken against the legislators if they had cross-voted. Reacting to speculation of cross-voting by five Samajwadi Party MLAs in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha election, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that disciplinary action would be taken against the legislators if they had cross-voted. …

Akhilesh Yadav's strong reaction as BJP ally confirms cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav's strong reaction as BJP ally confirms cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed the leaders of his party who allegedly cross-voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying not "everybody has the guts to stand against the government". Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav with party MLAs before casting his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections in Lucknow. The …

Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Pandey Resigns From Chief Whip Post, Likely To Support BJP In RS Polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Pandey Resigns From Chief Whip Post, Likely To Support BJP In RS Polls

ABP News  

Amidst the ongoing voting for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in UP, Manoj Pandey, a leader close to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, has resigned as chief whip from the party. Follow Rajya Sabha Elections Live Updates In a resignation letter written to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Manoj said: "I want to inform that you have appointed me as the "Chief …

RS polls: Akhilesh Yadav expects to win 3 seats amid cross-voting speculation
9 months, 3 weeks ago

RS polls: Akhilesh Yadav expects to win 3 seats amid cross-voting speculation

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahead of the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha and amid speculation of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, Samajwadi Party Cheif Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday expected to win three seats, where the party has put up candidates, in the Rajya Sabha election.In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has put up eight Rajya Sabha candidates and the Samajwadi Party 3 for …

Eight Samajwadi Party MLAs skip Rajya Sabha poll eve dinner in Lucknow, cause a flutter
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Eight Samajwadi Party MLAs skip Rajya Sabha poll eve dinner in Lucknow, cause a flutter

Hindustan Times  

The absence of eight Samajwadi Party MLAs from the meeting and the dinner hosted by party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Monday evening has sent the SP camp in a tizzy ahead of Tuesday’s voting for the Rajya Sabha polls. assembly Manoj Pandey and seven other MLAs--Abhay Singh, Rakesh Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Vinod Chaturvedi, Maharaji Prajapati, Pooja Pal and …

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: At least seven Samajwadi Party MLAs skipped a crucial party meeting on the eve of the Rajya Sabha elections. The development has fueled speculations that some SP leaders may support BJP in Tuesday's Rajya Sabha elections. Rajya Sabha elections on February 27 The February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness a high-pitched electoral …

Even SP has wilted under the Hindutva wave, says party leader
10 months ago

Even SP has wilted under the Hindutva wave, says party leader

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party member, five-time former Badaun MP and ex-Union minister, Saleem Sherwani, says things have reached such a pass that even a staunch secularist party like his, has wilted under the Hindutva onslaught. Last week, he quit the post of Samajwadi Party national general secretary over the party’s “inappropriate” selection of Rajya Sabha candidates and neglect of the Muslim community …

SP grapples with break-up and bitterness, caught in quagmire
10 months, 1 week ago

SP grapples with break-up and bitterness, caught in quagmire

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Samajwadi Party seems to be in a quagmire vis-a-vis its alliances in Uttar Pradesh. While the Rashtriya Lok Dal has “announced a break-up”, Apna Dal is expressing anger over the SP’s picks for Rajya Sabha and SP general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya has resigned from the post. Apparently under pressure, party chief Akhilesh Yadav attempted to take a …

Pallavi Patel, Apna Dal-K leader, may vote against ally SP's Rajya Sabha candidates: Sources
10 months, 1 week ago

Pallavi Patel, Apna Dal-K leader, may vote against ally SP's Rajya Sabha candidates: Sources

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: After Swami Prasad Maurya, Samajwadi Party ally Apna Dal leader Pallavi Patel seems to be adding to Akhilesh Yadav's troubles ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, to be held on February 27. According to reports, Pallavi Patel is not happy with Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha election candidates and may not support them during the voting. Swami …

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi
11 months ago

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on January 22 posted on X that what could be a greater injustice than preventing anyone from being able to see their God. His comments come amid reports that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on course of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, being prevented from visiting Batadrava Than, a shrine and birthplace of 15th-16th century …

Ram temple inauguration: BJP unleashes momentum for battle ahead
11 months ago

Ram temple inauguration: BJP unleashes momentum for battle ahead

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya may have marked the end of the long-drawn struggle, it will still continue to play big in the political arena at least for the next few months as the nation gears for the Lok Sabha polls. Along with PM Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi …

Akhilesh Yadav gets Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha invite, says 'will visit after...'
11 months, 1 week ago

Akhilesh Yadav gets Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha invite, says 'will visit after...'

India Today  

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh on Saturday received the invitation to attend the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Taking to X, Akhilesh Yadav said that he received the invitation on Saturday and also assured that he would come to Ram Temple as a visitor after the consecration ceremony. “Thank you for the affectionate invitation to the …

Mani Shankar Aiyar slams PM on Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha: 'Will prove costly'
11 months, 1 week ago

Mani Shankar Aiyar slams PM on Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha: 'Will prove costly'

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention to "personally conduct the Pran Pratishtha ceremony" at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Aiyar also claimed that the absence of the four shankaracharyas, who refused to attend the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony, would prove costly for the Prime Minister. The former Union minister's remarks came a …

‘Anti-Sanatana’: BJP's poster on Opposition refusing to attend Ram Mandir event
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Anti-Sanatana’: BJP's poster on Opposition refusing to attend Ram Mandir event

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday hit out at the opposition leaders who have refused to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, calling them “anti-Sanatana”. The saffron party shared a black and white poster of all those leaders who have declined the invite on X, formerly known as Twitter with the text: “Recognise those faces …

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav turns down Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha invitation
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav turns down Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha invitation

Op India  

While thousands of dignitaries and people from all sections of society are gearing up to attend the auspicious Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has reportedly turned down the invitation. Meanwhile, reacting to Akhilesh Yadav’s offensive behaviour, Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Alok Kumar said, “Invitation has been sent to him…let’s …

'Abusing Sanatana Dharma...': Venkatesh Prasad hails BJP's 'landslide victory'
1 year ago

'Abusing Sanatana Dharma...': Venkatesh Prasad hails BJP's 'landslide victory'

Hindustan Times  

Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad on Sunday took a veiled dig at the Congress and its alliance partners after their dismal performance in the assembly elections. He also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union minister Amit Shah's leadership. Just another testimony of the amazing leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and great work by the party cadre …

Samajwadi Party likely to contest on 65 seats in UP in 2024, to leave remaining for I.N.D.I.A. bloc: Sources
1 year, 1 month ago

Samajwadi Party likely to contest on 65 seats in UP in 2024, to leave remaining for I.N.D.I.A. bloc: Sources

India TV News  

The Samajwadi Party is likely to contest next year's general elections on 65 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh while 15 seats will be spared for I.N.D.I.A. However, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's party has not finalised 65 seats on which it's planning to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to Samajwadi Party's spokesperson …

UP: Akhilesh Yadav described as ‘future PM’ in Samajwadi Party’s posters, party chief reacts
1 year, 2 months ago

UP: Akhilesh Yadav described as ‘future PM’ in Samajwadi Party’s posters, party chief reacts

India TV News  

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Samajwadi Party traded barbs at each other on Monday after posters describing Akhilesh Yadav as "future PM" were put up outside the party office in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. "Akhilesh Yadav's birthday is on July 1, but to express their love and respect towards their leader Samajwadi Party workers celebrate his birthday multiple times. "Samajwadi …

Sanatana Dharma targeted for votes: BJP
1 year, 3 months ago

Sanatana Dharma targeted for votes: BJP

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda on September 12 led a fresh charge against the INDIA bloc parties, alleging that these parties were targeting “Sanatana Dharma” as part of their vote-bank politics. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad in turn termed “shameful” Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray’s apprehension of a “Godhra-like incident” during the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, scheduled for …

BJP fires fresh salvo at Opposition over Sanatana Dharma row
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP fires fresh salvo at Opposition over Sanatana Dharma row

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc of having a hidden agenda to attack Sanatan Dharma for its vote bank politics as it questioned the "silence" of Opposition leaders amid frequent critical remarks by DMK leaders about the faith. Firing a fresh salvo at the Opposition over the issue, BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad targeted …

Samajwadi Party distances itself from Swami Prasad Maurya's 'Hinduism' remark
1 year, 3 months ago

Samajwadi Party distances itself from Swami Prasad Maurya's 'Hinduism' remark

India Today  

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party on Monday distanced itself from the remarks of SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya who called Hinduism a "hoax" and said that Brahminism was the cause of all disparities in society. BJP leader Dinesh Sharma and AAP's Shekhar Dixit also criticised Swami Prasad Maurya's statement on Hinduism. WHAT DID THE SAMAJWADI PARTY LEADER SAY On Monday, …

‘Anti-democratic’: Akhilesh Yadav pledges support to AAP over Centre's ordinance
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Anti-democratic’: Akhilesh Yadav pledges support to AAP over Centre's ordinance

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday assured his party’s support to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against the Centre’s ordinance on the control of services in the national capital. Akhilesh Yadav National President of Samajwadi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister and Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab during a press conference at Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow. Read …

Samajwadi Party fielded Dalit, OBC candidates in Uttar Pradesh MLC polls despite defeat being certain: Mayawati
1 year, 6 months ago

Samajwadi Party fielded Dalit, OBC candidates in Uttar Pradesh MLC polls despite defeat being certain: Mayawati

The Hindu  

A day after the ruling BJP won Uttar Pradesh legislative council bypolls, BSP supremo Mayawati on May 30 lashed out at the Samajwadi Party for fielding Dalit and OBC candidates in the polls despite knowing that the numbers were stacked against them. The saffron party had sailed comfortably in the legislative council bypolls held on May 29 with both its …

SP out to unite ‘bahujan samaj’, not dent it, says Akhilesh
1 year, 8 months ago

SP out to unite ‘bahujan samaj’, not dent it, says Akhilesh

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his party is out to unite the ‘bahujan samaj’, and not make a dent in it. Without taking anyone’s name, he warned people against “those who indirectly help the BJP in elections.” •Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav during the unveiling of a statue of the late Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi …

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati
1 year, 8 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on April 2 hit out at the Samajwadi Party for trying to manipulate Dalit voters in the name of BSP founder and Dalit leader Kanshi Ram. Ms. Mayawati said the long history of the SP’s caste-driven hatred and malice towards Dalits was well known. “Samajwadi Party’s history of hatred and political malice towards Dalits, Extremely …

The fight for the OBC vote
1 year, 9 months ago

The fight for the OBC vote

The Hindu  

Like musicians, politicians, every five years, write a new composition with the same set of notes. The party’s non-Yadav OBC face, Swami Prasad Maurya, who switched to the SP from the Bharatiya Janata Party before the 2022 Assembly polls, demanded deletion of certain portions of the Hindu text as he found them insulting to Dalits, OBCs and tribal people. When …

Akhilesh Yadav indicates Samajwadi Party may contest Amethi in 2024
1 year, 9 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav indicates Samajwadi Party may contest Amethi in 2024

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday indicated his party could field a candidate in the next election from the high-profile Amethi seat, which it used to leave for the Congress. Yadav, who visited Amethi on Sunday for the wedding of influential party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati's daughter, gave the indication in a tweet in …

Samajwadi Party 'insulting' marginalised sections of society, says Mayawati
1 year, 10 months ago

Samajwadi Party 'insulting' marginalised sections of society, says Mayawati

The Hindu  

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday attacked the Samajwadi Party, saying it should not "insult" the marginalised sections of society by calling them "Shudra". Ms. Mayawati's remarks came a day after senior Samajwadi Party leader and national general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya said only women and Shudras can feel the pain of the "derogatory" remarks made against them in the guise …

Ramcharitmanas Row: Hindu Mahasabha, BJP Workers Stage Protest Against Akhilesh Yadav In Lucknow
1 year, 10 months ago

Ramcharitmanas Row: Hindu Mahasabha, BJP Workers Stage Protest Against Akhilesh Yadav In Lucknow

ABP News  

New Delhi: Hindu Mahasabha and Bharatiya Janata Party workers staged protest against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, over the remarks of SP Legislative Council member Swami Prasad Maurya on Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas, in Lucknow on Saturday. Akhilesh Yadav, who reached Lucknow to take part in the 108th Mahayagya at Maa Pitambara temple, was opposed by Hindu Mahasabha and BJP workers, …

Mainpuri bypoll campaign turns into a fierce no-holds-barred battle between Samajwadi Party and the BJP
2 years, 1 month ago

Mainpuri bypoll campaign turns into a fierce no-holds-barred battle between Samajwadi Party and the BJP

The Hindu  

In the high voltage Mainpuri bypoll battle, both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, the two prime contenders to the seat, are engaged in a fierce no-holds-barred campaign after the nominations of seven out of 13 candidates was rejected. Contrary to previous byelections, held after the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, where the SP’s top leadership refrained from addressing even …

BJP intimidating voters, alleges Akhilesh Yadav ahead of Gola Gokarannath bypoll
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP intimidating voters, alleges Akhilesh Yadav ahead of Gola Gokarannath bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

LUCKNOW: Ahead of the November 3 Gola Gokarannath assembly bypoll, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Sunday accused the BJP of threatening voters in the area as he appealed to people to vote for his candidate negating the ruling party's "conspiracies". In a statement, Akhilesh Yadav said to ensure free and fair polls, the Election Commission should immediately act against the …

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics
2 years, 3 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics

Hindustan Times  

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics The Samajwadi Party's protest march Monday to Lucknow's Vidhan Bhavan - the heart of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly - was halted by police who cited a lack of permission. Samajwadi Party leader and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav sat in the middle of the road outisde his …

Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav's party to go solo in local body elections
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav's party to go solo in local body elections

India TV News  

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Singh Yadav has said his party will contest the local body elections in the state alone. Presiding over a party meeting on Friday, Yadav said his party is taking lessons from past experiences and will contest the upcoming local body elections on its own. Shivpal Yadav is the uncle of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav …

Samajwadi Party's ultimatum to Shivpal Yadav: 'You're free to go...'
2 years, 5 months ago

Samajwadi Party's ultimatum to Shivpal Yadav: 'You're free to go...'

India TV News  

Samajwadi Shivpal party rift: The Samajwadi Party has written a letter to Pragatisheel Samajwadi party chief Shivpal Singh Yadav and SBSP chief OP Rajbhar stating: ".You are free to go anywhere you feel you are getting more respect." Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, apparently miffed at being excluded from the list of star campaigners of the Samajwadi Party for …

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