Articles for Chandrashekhar Azad

Battle for Muslim votes intensifies ahead of UP bypolls
1 month, 1 week ago

Battle for Muslim votes intensifies ahead of UP bypolls

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The fight for Muslim votes has intensified ahead of the bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. While Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met family members of the party leader Azam Khan in Rampur on Monday, Azad Samaj Party president Chandrashekhar Azad met Khan’s son Abdullah Azam lodged in Hardoi jail. After meeting Abdullah Azam in Hardoi jail, …

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Ignorant scholars: Most college, varsity students clueless about Kakori case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ignorant scholars: Most college, varsity students clueless about Kakori case

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Ask a college or university student about what he or she knows of the Kakori Train Action case and its importance in modern Indian history and after much dithering, the reply would be either in the context of melt-in-the-mouth Kakori kebabs or mangoes or worse still, a fete organized in the town during winter. Mannan Chhabra, a 4th year …

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Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander

The Hindu  

Sitting in his room at the Western Court MP Hostel along Janpath, Chandrashekhar Azad fields calls on a phone that does not stop ringing. After an endearing embrace, Mr. Azad introduces him to the room: “He used to be a state unit president of Azad Samaj Party — a Majboot Chamar.” Then he turns to Mr. Kumar, “This is our …

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Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party -Kanshi Ram leader and Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ is leading by more than 50,000 votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina constituency. Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Om Kumar is trailing behind Samajwadi Party ’s Manoj Kumar and Bahujan Samaj Party ’s Surendra Pal Singh. The BSP’s Girish Chandra had won Nagina, a reserved constituency …

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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 …

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Centre accords Y Plus security cover to Bhim Army leader Chandrashekhar Azad
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre accords Y Plus security cover to Bhim Army leader Chandrashekhar Azad

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has accorded Y Plus security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force to Bhim Army leader Chandrashekhar Azad in Uttar Pradesh based on threat assessment conducted by central agencies, an official aware of the development said on Saturday. People aware of the matter said Azad had recently complained about receiving threats, after which police conducted a threat assessment …

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Azad Samaj Party leader Chandrashekhar Azad and Samajwadi Party's Manoj Kumar on Friday filed their nomination papers from the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Responding to questions on the Dalit leader filing his nomination for the seat, Samajwadi Party chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary told media that there was no electoral pact between his party …

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FIR filed, 3 suspects held over attack on Chandrashekhar Azad: Police
1 year, 5 months ago

FIR filed, 3 suspects held over attack on Chandrashekhar Azad: Police

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday registered a first information report and took into custody three suspects for interrogation in connection with an attack on Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was shot at Saharanpur a day earlier, police said. The three suspects, police said, were taken into custody after the vehicle used by the attackers were recovered on Wednesday, …

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UP govt protecting criminals, says Bhim army chief after attack on him
1 year, 5 months ago

UP govt protecting criminals, says Bhim army chief after attack on him

Hindustan Times  

A day after surviving an assassination bid, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Thursday demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath while alleging that the CM is providing protection to criminals. Read here: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur "I was fighting for my life but the criminals are still roaming …

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Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia meet Chandrashekhar Azad, demand arrest of attackers
1 year, 5 months ago

Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia meet Chandrashekhar Azad, demand arrest of attackers

Hindustan Times  

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia visited Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday at the Saharanpur district hospital in UP and demanded immediate arrest of those who attacked the Bhim Army chief. Calling it shameful, she said, “The police should immediately identify and arrest the assailants.” Earlier in the day, a case of attempt to murder and SC/ST …

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Chandra Shekhar Aazad injured in shooting: Who is the Bhim Army chief?
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandra Shekhar Aazad injured in shooting: Who is the Bhim Army chief?

Firstpost  

Chandra Shekhar Aazad, a Dalit leader and chief of Aazad Samaj Party, was leaving a supporter’s home in Deoband on Wednesday when two unidentified assailants opened fire on his car. Police have detained four people in connection with the incident Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad was injured in a shooting on Wednesday. Five of us, including my younger brother, …

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Chandrashekhar Azad's condition ‘stable’, appeals for peace in video message from hospital
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad's condition ‘stable’, appeals for peace in video message from hospital

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan’s condition is stable after being shot at by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, police said on Wednesday. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad after his convoy was shot at by armed men in Saharanpur, Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik told news agency ANI that he had met and spoke with Azad, who …

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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur
1 year, 5 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan shot at in UP’s Saharanpur

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan sustained a bullet wound on his waist and was rushed to a private hospital after unidentified car-borne assailants fired at him in Deoband town of Saharanpur district in western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening, police said. Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan “The assailants were in …

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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan suffers bullet injury after shot at in UP's Saharanpur
1 year, 5 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan suffers bullet injury after shot at in UP's Saharanpur

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified assailants in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. Initial reports suggest that two bullets were fired at the Bhim Army chief's car, one of them grazing Ravan. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad. "The murderous attack on Bhim Army Chief and National President Bhai Chandrasekhar Azad in …

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Chandrashekhar Azad, chief of Bhim Army, shot at in UP's Saharanpur
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad, chief of Bhim Army, shot at in UP's Saharanpur

India Today  

Chandrashekhar Azad, the chief of the Bhim Army, was hit by a bullet shell on his back during an attack on his convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur on Wednesday. The Bhim Army in a statement said the attack on Chandrashekhar Azad was a "cowardly act to stop the Bahujan Mission Movement" and demanded strict action against those involved. àä¸àä¹àä¾àä°àäèàäªàåàä° àä•àå‡ …

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Dalit group led by Chandrashekhar Azad likely to join hands with Samajwadi Party
2 years ago

Dalit group led by Chandrashekhar Azad likely to join hands with Samajwadi Party

The Hindu  

Days ahead of the byelections in Mainpuri Lok Sabha and on two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, the support extended by the Azad Samaj Party to the Samajwadi Party clearly hints that the Dalit group is likely to join hands with the SP before the 2024 General elections. Azad Samaj Party founder Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan has campaigned for Madan Bhaiya, …

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Allahabad HC Rejects Layout Plan Of Chandrashekhar Azad Park In Prayagraj Made By Pvt Surveyor, Orders State To Devise Fresh Plan
2 years, 4 months ago

Allahabad HC Rejects Layout Plan Of Chandrashekhar Azad Park In Prayagraj Made By Pvt Surveyor, Orders State To Devise Fresh Plan

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a layout plan of the Amar Chandrashekhar Azad Park in Prayagraj District made by a private Land Surveyor Project Consulting Engineer and directed the State Government to come up with a fresh layout plan. The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir found certain discrepancies in the layout plan …

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Chandrashekhar Azad Birth Anniversary: Interesting Facts and Inspirational Quotes by The Freedom Fighter
2 years, 5 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad Birth Anniversary: Interesting Facts and Inspirational Quotes by The Freedom Fighter

News 18  

CHANDRASHEKHAR AZAD BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: “If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. Chandrashekhar Azad inspired the youth and contributed to India snatching its freedom back from colonial rule. Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari on July 23, 1906, in Bhavra village, Madhya Pradesh, Chandrashekhar Azad was inspired to fight for the country from a …

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Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan: Man who wears azadi with swag
2 years, 10 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan: Man who wears azadi with swag

Firstpost  

Ravan is pugnacious and confrontational, even as he assiduously sticks to the Dalit rhetoric and a familiar script For decades, Indian politicians portrayed austerity and abstemiousness in public. Sample Chandrashekhar Azad’s description on Wikipedia: “He has established himself as Dalit icon and he is known for his style. And why is he contesting from the Gorakhpur Urban seat pitting him …

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UP polls: Chandrashekhar Azad announces alliance of 35 smaller parties
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: Chandrashekhar Azad announces alliance of 35 smaller parties

Hindustan Times  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who also heads the Azad Samaj Party, announced an alliance of 35 smaller political parties for the UP polls. Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad addresses a press conference regarding the formation of an alliance for the UP polls, in Lucknow on Sunday. Chandrashekhar Azad, who had announced he would contest the election from the …

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UP Polls: Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Polls: Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur

Live Mint  

Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad will contest the assembly elections from Gorakhpur against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath. "Taking forward the ideology "Bahujan Hitay-Bahujan Sukhay" of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar ji and Matyavar Kanshi Ram Saheb, Azad Samaj Party declares Chandra Shekhar Aazad as its candidate from Gorakhpur constituency," said Azad Samaj Party in a …

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Attorney General declines consent for contempt case on Bhim Army chief
3 years, 2 months ago

Attorney General declines consent for contempt case on Bhim Army chief

Op India  

Attorney General KK Venugopal has refused to give consent to initiate a contempt proceeding against Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, despite agreeing that he had made scurrilous allegations against Supreme Court and its judges. Attorney General KK Venugopal agrees that Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad made scurrilous allegations against Supreme Court and its Judges but declines to give consent for …

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Uttar Pradesh election 2022 to see new younger faces in Opposition
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh election 2022 to see new younger faces in Opposition

India Today  

It's going to be a whole new Opposition for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Former Uttar Pradesh minister Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya Yadav, former Union minister Ajit Singh's son Jayant Chaudhary, Dalit activist-leader Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi are among such faces to take on the BJP in next year's assembly polls. With the party deteriorating in …

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Will Contest Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad
4 years ago

Will Contest Panchayat Polls in Uttar Pradesh: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad

News 18  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday said his party will field candidates in the upcoming panchyat polls in Uttar Pradesh. Before the 2022 assembly polls, the Azad Samaj Party will field candidates in the panchyat elections, said the Bhim Army chief, who was here to meet the district magistrate over the alleged delay in providing help to a Dalit …

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