Owaisi's AIMIM urges SP leader Azam Khan to join the party
2 years, 8 months ago

Owaisi's AIMIM urges SP leader Azam Khan to join the party

Hindustan Times  

Asaduddin Owaisi's party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen on Sunday urged senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to join the party, this amid reports of the former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister being upset with the Akhilesh Yadav-led party. Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan, The AIMIM spokesperson in the letter to Khan said, "When you were fighting for life in Medanta Hospital, the whole nation was concerned about your well-being and praying. The AIMIM leader launched an all out attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of taking votes from Muslims by putting Azam Khan's pictures in the 2022 Assembly elections and not appointing his senior party colleague as the leader of opposition. "Akhilesh Yadav met Azam Khan only once in the jail and the party made no attempt for his release in the past two and a half years," Sanu had told SP workers at a meeting in Rampur few days ago.

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2027 U.P. Assembly elections : Azam’s missive against INDIA bloc paving way for tie-up with Azad?
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2027 U.P. Assembly elections : Azam’s missive against INDIA bloc paving way for tie-up with Azad?

Hindustan Times  

[email protected] SP leader Azam Khan Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s letter to INDIA bloc leaders, accusing them of silence over atrocities on Muslims in Rampur and alleging a conspiracy to eliminate the Muslim leadership can be a prelude to a new political realignment in Uttar Pradesh before the 2027 state assembly election. And on November 17, the ASP leader visited …

AAP Leader Slams AIMIM's Decision to Field Tahir Hussain in Delhi Polls, Says Such Moves Benefit BJP
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AAP Leader Slams AIMIM's Decision to Field Tahir Hussain in Delhi Polls, Says Such Moves Benefit BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Tuesday slammed AIMIM's decision to field former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain as its candidate for the upcoming Delhi elections and said such moves benefit the BJP. His family members and supporters met with me today and joined the party," Owaisi said in a post on X. Priyanka Kakkar alleged that wherever …

Chandra Shekhar meets Azam Khan in jail, slams political vendetta
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Chandra Shekhar meets Azam Khan in jail, slams political vendetta

Hindustan Times  

The national president of Aazad Samaj Party and Nagina MP Chandra Shekhar Azad met senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Sitapur jail on Thursday, citing personal reasons for the visit. Azad criticised the judicial processes involving Azam, referring to his 10-year sentence After meeting the former SP MP, Chandra Shekhar told media, “I tried twice earlier to meet him, …

SP Leader Abu Azmi Meets Controversial Cleric Mufti Salman, Who Was Arrested For Hate Speech. BJP Reacts
1 month ago

SP Leader Abu Azmi Meets Controversial Cleric Mufti Salman, Who Was Arrested For Hate Speech. BJP Reacts

ABP News  

Another controversy broke out in Maharashtra just a day before the Assembly elections in the state as the Bharatiya Janata Party lambasted the Maha Vikas Aghadi over Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi's meeting with the controversial Islamic cleric Mufti Salman Azhari. Abu Azmi's meeting with Mufti Salman comes after NCP-SP leader Fahad Ahmad and his wife and Bollywood actress Swara …

Has AIMIM’s Owaisi, the dark horse in Maharashtra elections, played a winning move?
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Has AIMIM’s Owaisi, the dark horse in Maharashtra elections, played a winning move?

Hindustan Times  

Asaduddin Owaisi, the lone Muslim voice in a politics dominated by Hindutva of many shades, has played an unusual card in the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly polls: he has decided not to split the Muslim vote. His party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, regarded as an important voice of minorities, has chosen to put up only 16 candidates for the elections …

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NCP's Nawab Malik: A Political Comeback After 20 Months

Hindustan Times  

The article discusses the political comeback of Nawab Malik, a prominent NCP candidate. Despite objections raised by the BJP, he has chosen to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar. Malik claims that he was targeted due to his outspoken criticism of the BJP and its government. He also highlights the impact of the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' on the …

Samajwadi Party on the Brink of an Alliance with Congress in UP Bypolls
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Samajwadi Party on the Brink of an Alliance with Congress in UP Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party is considering an alliance with the Congress party for the upcoming bypolls in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party's president, Akhilesh Yadav, has stated that an alliance is on the cards, but it is still a matter of discussion between the two parties. The SP is yet to field its candidates for several seats, including Ghaziabad …

Top leaders of Imran Khan’s party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence
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Top leaders of Imran Khan’s party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. At Sanjrani, PTI party leaders addressed the protesters in fiery speeches, threatening to forcefully free Khan from prison if he is not released in …

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Ayodhya rape case: BJP delegation meets victim's family amid political spat

India TV News  

A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation led by Rajya Sabha MP Baburam Nishad on Sunday met family members of the rape victim in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. SP 'protecting rapists', says Keshav Maurya BJP senior leader and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya accused the Samajwadi Party of "protecting rapists" after its chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a DNA test of …

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Ayodhya rape case: SP 'protecting rapists', says Keshav Maurya; Shivpal demands Dy CM's narco test

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on August 3 accused the Samajwadi Party of "protecting rapists" after its chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a DNA test of the accused in the Ayodhya gang-rape case in which the 12-year-old victim became pregnant. Hitting back, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav sought a narco test of Mr. Maurya "to make …

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya criticises Akhilesh Yadav, says his party protects criminals
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UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya criticises Akhilesh Yadav, says his party protects criminals

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday, August 3, criticised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing his party of promoting hooliganism and protecting criminals instead of upholding good governance and development. Congress's pawn, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, may dream like Mungerilal, but it will never turn into reality." In a prior social media post, …

Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback
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Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports of alleged infighting within its Uttar Pradesh unit. Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the BJP government in the state is unstable and fighting among themselves. Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister and BJP …

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Akhilesh Yadav: What the next five years hold for key leaders

Hindustan Times  

If there is one leader who learnt the right lessons from BJP’s Hindi heartland success over the past decade, and managed to reshape his own party based on the success of its rival, it is Akhilesh Yadav. In 2019, Yadav joined hands with his arch rival, Mayawati; yet, the BJP managed to comfortably win over 60 seats from the state. …

I.N.D.I. Alliance leader Azam Khan sent to jail for 10 years for assault and criminal conspiracy by Rampur MP-MLA Court
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I.N.D.I. Alliance leader Azam Khan sent to jail for 10 years for assault and criminal conspiracy by Rampur MP-MLA Court

Op India  

Alliance member Samajwadi Party’s leader Azam Khan has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the MP-MLA court of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. In 2019, people living in Dungurpur Basti filed 12 cases against the veteran Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in the Ganj police station on charges of looting, theft, assault, among other sections. On October 18, 2017, the Samajwadi …

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Akhilesh Yadav’s rallies draw big crowds; Stalin hits out at Modi

Hindustan Times  

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s rallies are drawing massive crowds. Shah seeks Patnaik’s retirement Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, 77, to retire due to his “advanced age and health issues”, prompting Congress veteran P Chidambaram to take a swipe. If we form the government, we will …

Asaduddin Owaisi: Cornered in his own den?
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Asaduddin Owaisi: Cornered in his own den?

India Today  

Beginning in the 1950s, and especially over the past four decades, the Owaisis and their All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen have run an unchallenged political monopoly in Hyderabad. The fragmented distribution of the community, which forms 14 per cent of India’s population, also makes a pan-Indian Muslim party unviable in the context of a Lok Sabha election. At the national level, …

All MIM leaders rally behind Owaisi
8 months ago

All MIM leaders rally behind Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a major setback to BJP's Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate Kompella Madhavi Latha, senior AIMIM leaders, who were speculated to have rebelled against their party leadership, supported their party chief and Hyderabad candidate Asaduddin Owaisi. The three former MIM legislators — Mumtaz Khan, Ahmed Pasha Quadri and Moazam Khan — were denied the party tickets during the Assembly elections. …

Asaduddin Owaisi files his nomination from Hyderabad
8 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi files his nomination from Hyderabad

The Hindu  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday filed his nomination from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency. Mr. Owaisi led his nomination rally on foot soon after Friday prayers from the Mecca Masjid surrounded by a sea of cheering supporters and party workers, many of whom carried the AIMIM flags and buntings. Video credit: @syedmohammeddpic.twitter.com/bZg2YiuUP4 …

AIMIM Public Meeting on April 19, Asad to File Nomination on the same Day
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AIMIM Public Meeting on April 19, Asad to File Nomination on the same Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will hold the first public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls in Bahadurpura on April 19. Holding door-to-door campaigns in Hashamabad, Takbeernagar and Al Jubail Colony near Falanuma palace, Owaisi met people and addressed them at street corners in his ‘paidal yatra.’ He refuted the comments by Congress leader Feroz Khan that there is an understanding …

Samajwadi Party Rampur-Moradabad drama sows seeds of Azam Khan-Akhilesh Yadav rift?
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Samajwadi Party Rampur-Moradabad drama sows seeds of Azam Khan-Akhilesh Yadav rift?

Hindustan Times  

It is a sign of the winds of change within the Samajwadi Party that for the first time since its inception in 1992 the SP has fielded a candidate in Azam Khan’s stronghold Rampur contrary to the veteran leader’s wishes, giving rise to the theory that it may be the beginning of the end of the relationship between Khan and …

High drama in Moradabad as Akhilesh Yadav bows to Azam Khan’s choice
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High drama in Moradabad as Akhilesh Yadav bows to Azam Khan’s choice

The Hindu  

The last day of nomination for the first phase of polls saw dramatic flip-flops in Moradabad and Rampur Lok Sabha constituencies as fissures in the Samajwadi Party came out in the open. ‘Feeling insecure’ Sources close to Dr. Hasan held Mr. Khan responsible for the change and charged him for not allowing a vibrant Muslim leadership in the party. Party …

SP's Rampur unit wants Akhilesh to contest from constituency, says it is 'boycotting' LS polls
8 months, 4 weeks ago

SP's Rampur unit wants Akhilesh to contest from constituency, says it is 'boycotting' LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Rampur, Mar 26 The Samajwadi Party's Rampur president on Tuesday said that the district unit had wanted SP president Akhilesh Yadav to contest the Lok Sabha elections from this constituency and is now inclined to boycott it. A statement that bears the names of district unit president Ajay Sagar and jailed leader Azam Khan accused the ruling BJP of poll …

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan sentenced to 7 years in Dungarpur case
9 months, 1 week ago

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan sentenced to 7 years in Dungarpur case

Firstpost  

Asra Awas shelters were built at Dungarpur, where some residents already owned homes, under the SP regime. In 2016, there were claims that government land had been illegally demolished, and victims accused the authorities of corruption Following the Dungarpur case, the MP MLA Court rendered a ruling in which it sentenced Azam Khan to seven years and others to five …

Akhilesh Yadav to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra
10 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav to join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra

India TV News  

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: A day after the Congress and Samajwadi Party finalised the seat-sharing pact for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the party on Thursday said that its chief Akhilesh Yadav will join Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra on February 25. Akhilesh Yadav will join the yatra in Agra at 2 pm on …

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra

News 18  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen is planning to contest five out of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming general elections, a party leader has said. Addressing a press conference in Bhiwandi town here on Sunday, AIMIM’s Maharashtra working president Dr Abdul Gaffar Quadri said the party is aiming to field its candidates in North Mumbai, Dhule, …

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, party erased from election campaign
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, party erased from election campaign

The Hindu  

Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bear his face and flags do not fly his colours. A relentless crackdown widely attributed to Pakistan's powerful military has seen him and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party almost erased from the …

Amid INDIA bloc talks, Akhilesh Yadav announces alliance with Jayant Chaudhary's RLD in western Uttar Pradesh
11 months ago

Amid INDIA bloc talks, Akhilesh Yadav announces alliance with Jayant Chaudhary's RLD in western Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal on Friday announced an alliance for the upcoming general elections. Per the agreement, the Akhilesh Yadav-led party will leave seven seats in Western Uttar Pradesh for Jayant Chaudhary's party. An RLD leader told PTI that his party will contest seven seats in western Uttar Pradesh. The announcement of the alliance comes …

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, son Abdullah Azam acquitted in 2019 attempt to murder case
1 year ago

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, son Abdullah Azam acquitted in 2019 attempt to murder case

Hindustan Times  

A special sessions court here on Saturday acquitted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam in a 2019 attempt to murder case while upholding their seven-year sentence in a four-year-old forgery case. Samajwadi leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam. Special Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar granted Azam Khan, his son and two other relatives relief in …

Azam Khan snubs UP Congress chief Ajai Rai's jail visit, cites limit: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Azam Khan snubs UP Congress chief Ajai Rai's jail visit, cites limit: Report

Hindustan Times  

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, lodged in Sitapur jail, has reportedly refused to meet Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajai Rai amid the ongoing bickering between the two key parties of the opposition INDIA bloc. Azam Khan cited the limit on the number of visitors for his refusal to meet Ajai Rai, reported The Indian Express quoting jail officials. Samajwadi …

Congress plays Muslim card via Azam Khan
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress plays Muslim card via Azam Khan

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai is set to meet senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in Sitapur jail on Thursday. Khan has been awarded seven-year imprisonment following conviction in a case of fake birth certificate of his son Abdullah Azam Khan. Rai, along with UPCC organisation secretary Anil Yadav, UPCC minority department chairman Shahnawaz Alam and …

BJP's mocks Akhilesh Yadav ‘future PM’ poster with ‘Mungeri Lal’ jibe
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP's mocks Akhilesh Yadav ‘future PM’ poster with ‘Mungeri Lal’ jibe

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday mocked Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav after a poster proclaiming him as "future Prime Minister" surfaced outside the party's office in Lucknow, saying no person can be stopped from “daydreaming”. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav The poster comes amid a slugfest between INDIA alliance partners, SP and Congress over seat distribution in poll-bound Madhya …

Rift within INDI bloc: Akhilash Yadav warns Congress over its refusal to share seats with SP in MP polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Rift within INDI bloc: Akhilash Yadav warns Congress over its refusal to share seats with SP in MP polls

Op India  

The Congress has humiliated Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, an important leader in the I.N.D.I Alliance. After discussing with other Samajwadi party leaders until one in the morning, senior Congressmen declared that they were prepared to offer six seats to the former in the state polls. We would take into account if the coalition …

’They said won’t get Hindu votes’: Owaisi on why AIMIM didn’t join INDIA bloc
1 year, 3 months ago

’They said won’t get Hindu votes’: Owaisi on why AIMIM didn’t join INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday made scathing revelations about the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance accusing the Opposition coalition bloc of indulging in bigotry. Owaisi on Monday alleged that the INDIA bloc did not give him a ‘ticket’ reasoning it with the fact that 'they won't get a Hindu vote'. Muslim League saved him from drowning.” …

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticises I.N.D.I. Alliance, bats for third front
1 year, 3 months ago

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticises I.N.D.I. Alliance, bats for third front

Op India  

On Sunday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he was not concerned over the fact that his party was not invited by the opposition I.N.D.I. While speaking to ANI, Owaisi noted that the opposition alliance didn’t invite several parties from the Hindi heartland, Maharashtra, and the northeast, including the Bahujan Samaj Party and some northeastern parties. These …

UP: IT dept conducts searches at locations linked to Azam Khan
1 year, 3 months ago

UP: IT dept conducts searches at locations linked to Azam Khan

Live Mint  

The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations linked to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Uttar Pradesh. In October, the state assembly Secretariat announced Azam Khan's disqualification from the House after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case. The case was registered against Khan in April 2019 for leveling …

After meeting Yogi Adityanath, Rajinikanth hugs Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow
1 year, 4 months ago

After meeting Yogi Adityanath, Rajinikanth hugs Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow

India Today  

After his Ranchi visit, Rajinikanth landed in Lucknow on August 19. The superstar touched Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s feet during his visit to the BJP leader’s residence in Lucknow. Today, August 20, Thalaivar met Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav at his residence. AKHILESH YADAV TWEETS AFTER MEETING RAJINIKANTH Rajinikanth met Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav at his Lucknow …

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hails revocation of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership
1 year, 4 months ago

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hails revocation of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership

The Hindu  

Hailing the revocation of the Lok Sabha membership suspension of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on August 7 said he hoped that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly membership of party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdulla Azam too will be restored. The Lok Sabha membership of Mr. Gandhi was restored on Monday, days after the …

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case
1 year, 5 months ago

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case

Live Mint  

A court in Rampur on Saturday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and sentenced him to 2 years in prison in a hate-speech case registered against the leader during the campaigning of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Azam Khan was accused of making derogatory remarks against Rampur district magistrate Aunjaneya Kumar Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. As the …

SP leader Azam Khan convicted for 2019 hate speech, gets 2 years in jail
1 year, 5 months ago

SP leader Azam Khan convicted for 2019 hate speech, gets 2 years in jail

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: A Rampur court on Saturday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a hate speech case registered against him during campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. The case against Azam Khan was registered for derogatory remarks against the then Rampur district magistrate Aunjaneya Kumar Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi …

Uttar Pradesh: Azam Khan convicted in hate speech case against PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Azam Khan convicted in hate speech case against PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath

India TV News  

Former MP of Samajwadi Party Azam Khan has been convicted for passing "derogatory comments" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and has been sentenced to 2 years jail. A case was registered against SP leader Azam Khan at Shahzad Nagar police station in Rampur for giving provocative speech. In October 2022, the Uttar Pradesh …

SP assails U.P. govt over Azam security withdrawal
1 year, 5 months ago

SP assails U.P. govt over Azam security withdrawal

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party state president Naresh Uttar Patel on Friday attacked the BJP government in the state over withdrawal of the party’s senior leader Azam Khan’s security cover. The state government has withdrawn the Y category security cover of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. The government is acting in a partisan manner, it withdrew security from the security-sensitive leader of …

UP court acquits Azam Khan in hate speech case
1 year, 7 months ago

UP court acquits Azam Khan in hate speech case

Hindustan Times  

MEERUT: A sessions court designated to try parliamentarians and legislators in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur on Wednesday acquitted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a 2019 hate speech case, overturning the three-year sentence awarded to him by a lower court. On October 27 last year, an MP-MLA magistrate court awarded three-year jail term to Khan, the then SP legislator from Rampur …

UP court acquits Azam Khan in hate speech case
1 year, 7 months ago

UP court acquits Azam Khan in hate speech case

Hindustan Times  

MEERUT A sessions court designated to try parliamentarians and legislators in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur on Wednesday acquitted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a 2019 hate speech case, overturning the three-year sentence awarded to him by a lower court. On October 27 last year, an MP-MLA magistrate court awarded three-year jail term to Khan, the then SP legislator from Rampur …

Battle for UP bypolls: Azam Khan talks tough in Rampur, it’s ‘bahu vs beti’ in Mirzapur
1 year, 7 months ago

Battle for UP bypolls: Azam Khan talks tough in Rampur, it’s ‘bahu vs beti’ in Mirzapur

Hindustan Times  

Had it not been for the Samajwadi Party’s Muslim face Azam Khan, the ongoing civic elections in the state would have completely overshadowed the May 10 assembly by-polls in Rampur district’s Suar. Azam Khan talks tough in Suar; it’s ‘bahu vs beti’ in Chhanbey The assembly by-polls would also be held the same day in Chhanbey in Mirzapur where ‘a …

U.P. civic polls: Akhilesh wraps up campaign as SP eyes Kanpur, Aligarh, Meerut mayoral seats
1 year, 7 months ago

U.P. civic polls: Akhilesh wraps up campaign as SP eyes Kanpur, Aligarh, Meerut mayoral seats

Hindustan Times  

Expecting victory on Kanpur, Meerut and Aligarh mayoral seats, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav energised his party’s campaign for the second phase of urban local body polls the campaigning for which ended on Tuesday. Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav during a roadshow in Kanpur on May 9. Akhilesh addressed public meetings and a held a roadshow for the …

UP government carrying out fake encounters with eye on polls, claims Akhilesh
1 year, 8 months ago

UP government carrying out fake encounters with eye on polls, claims Akhilesh

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh was carrying out encounters with an eye on polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday a day after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad and an associate were killed by an STF team in Jhansi there. Queried about Thursday's encounter, Mr. Yadav said, "From the very first day, BJP government is …

Akhilesh Yadav raises concerns over the survival of democracy in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav raises concerns over the survival of democracy in India

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday made a statement stating that the larger issue confronting the nation is the survival of democracy. Congress party initiated a Sankalp Satyagraha protest at Raj Ghat, which was attended by Priyanka Gandhi and several party leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary KC Venugopal. Samajwadi Party leader pointed out that …

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 …

‘Mitti mein mila dunga…’: Yogi Adityanath vs Akhilesh Yadav at UP Assembly
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Mitti mein mila dunga…’: Yogi Adityanath vs Akhilesh Yadav at UP Assembly

Live Mint  

The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly saw some heated exchange between Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal was shot dead on Friday by unidentified assailants who attacked him and two of his police guards with guns and bombs in …

'Sonset' for Azam Khan's Politics in Rampur with Abdullah's Disqualification from UP Assembly?
1 year, 10 months ago

'Sonset' for Azam Khan's Politics in Rampur with Abdullah's Disqualification from UP Assembly?

News 18  

It was first in 1985 that a young Azam Khan, known for his captivating oratory skills, had appeared on the electoral landscape of Rampur, a city which was till then known more for its nawabs and also the Rampuri knife. In nearly 40 years, this is for the first time that there is no elected MLA or MP from Azam …

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