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Ramcharitmanas row: Despite Maurya’s remarks, daughter hopeful of BJP ticket next year

Lucknow: Despite the controversy triggered by Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya, with his comment on Ramcharitmanas, his daughter Sanghamitra Maurya hopes to get the Lok Sabha ticket from the BJP in…
India

SP leaders have problem with progress of Muslim youth: UP minister Danish Ansari

Ballia: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari on Friday targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) and said its leaders have a problem with the progress of the Muslim…

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Ramcharitmanas row: VHP to meet CEC for derecognising SP, RJD

New Delhi: The Election Commission should derecognise the SP and the RJD as they have violated the “basic conditions” upon which they were registered as political parties by not taking action against…
India

Budget 2023-24 gives ‘nirasha’ instead of ‘asha’ to Indians: Akhilesh

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Union Budget for 2023-24 has given “nirasha” (despair) instead of “asha” (hope) to people of the country. He also claimed that the…
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Shivpal Yadav named general secretary in SP’s new executive

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party announced its national executive on Sunday, with Akhilesh Yadav named as the national president and Shivpal Yadav as a general secretary. The uncle-nephew duo had ironed out their…
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By conferring Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam, govt has made mockery of his contributions: SP leader

Lucknow: By conferring the Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on…
India

SP leader Maurya banned from UP temple, his statement irks Akhilesh

Lucknow: The controversy over Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s statement on Ramcharitmanas, is getting murkier by the day. While the famous Hanuman temple near the Pucca Pul in Lucknow has…

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SP, Cong demand WFI chief be sacked, FIR registered over sexual harassment allegations

Lucknow: Opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday demanded the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh, and an FIR against him,…
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BJP leader in UP elopes with SP leader’s daughter; gets expelled

Hardoi (UP): A BJP leader was expelled after he eloped with the daughter of a Samajwadi Party leader in this district of the state. An FIR has been lodged in the matter…
India

What if it’s poisoned? says Akhilesh Yadav refusing police station tea

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday refused to have tea offered to him at the UP Police Headquarters apparently joking it may be “poisoned.” A Samajwadi Party office bearer, Manish…
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UP: SP leader held for alleged ‘indecent’ remarks on social media

Lucknow: A Samajwadi party office bearer was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly making indecent and derogatory remarks on social media, police said. Angry over Manish Jagan Agarwal’s arrest, scores of Samajwadi Party workers…
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Not received invitation for Bharat Jodo Yatra; Cong, BJP the same: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday likened the Congress to the BJP and said he had not received any invitation for the Uttar Pradesh leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. “Our…
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SP, RLD chief not to join Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) presidents will not be joining Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, when it begins early next month, but both leaders…
Politics

SP to contest all seats in MP Assembly polls

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced that it will contest all seats in the Madhya Pradesh (MP) Assembly polls, scheduled next year. The party also said that it has launched its…
India

It’ll be SP’s M-Y (Muslim-Yadav) versus BJP’s M-Y (Modi-Yogi) in UP

Lucknow: In the New Year, the Samajwadi Party is seeking to consolidate its M-Y (Muslim- Yadav) base and pose a challenge to BJP’s M-Y (Modi-Yogi) — the latter having proved its power…