Lucknow: High tension gripped the state capital on Tuesday as Samajwadi Party (SP) workers clashed with police during a protest march from GPO to Vidhan Bhavan. The demonstrators, shouting slogans of “Vote chor gaddi chhod” (Vote thieves, step down), were protesting against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which they alleged is being...
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has reinstated former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth into the party with immediate effect, months after his expulsion for alleged anti-party activities. The BSP leader cited Siddharth’s public apology and commitment to the party as reasons for giving him another chance. In a post on X (formerly Twitter)...
Lucknow: The minor daughter of BJP MLA Ketki Singh, 16-year-old Vibhavari Singh, issued a stern warning to Samajwadi Party (SP) workers on Wednesday, accusing them of trying to intimidate her at her residence. The incident occurred after members of the SP women’s wing, led by Neha Yadav, demonstrated outside the MLA’s house with a tap...
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the arrest of Kanpur-based lawyer Akhilesh Dubey, who is alleged to have close ties with the ruling party. Yadav questioned why, despite the serious allegations against Dubey, the government has not taken bulldozer action as it does...
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai has made serious allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that Modi’s 2019 Lok Sabha victory from Varanasi was achieved through vote manipulation. Speaking at a public meeting in Ballia on Monday, Rai alleged that the Election Commission of India’s official website went offline during the crucial hours of...