Category: Uttar Pradesh, India

Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: Candidate goes missing, driver says he fled without paying for hired car

A Rashtriya Congress candidate, contesting from Moradabad Sadar, has allegedly gone missing under “mysterious circumstances” while canvassing on Thursday afternoon, his driver alleged. While police did not lodge a missing case, Dinesh Kumar, the owner-cum-driver of the SUV used by candidate Radhey Shyam for campaigning, lodged a complaint of criminal breach of trust with the police, alleging the man escaped without paying his vehicle fare.

Jat quota stir spooks BJP

Chandigarh, Feb. 9: A Jat quota agitation in Haryana’s Rohtak that could have ramifications over 130km away in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, which votes this Saturday, has left the BJP worried. The movement was resumed on January 29 from Haryana and in the last 11 days, the demonstrations have reached Delhi and poll-bound Uttar Pradesh where Jat leaders have campaigned against BJP nominees and accused the party of “betrayal”.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections: Mayawati takes voters down the…

Ghaziabad, Feb 8: Addressing the public for the first time in Ghaziabad district for the assembly elections which starts from Feb 11, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati decided to take the voters down the memory lane and remind them of various incidents or atrocities under the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party . In her address she made references to the incidents of Dadri lynching, the Muzaffarnagar riots and the Bulandshahr gangrape case in particular and said that if the people choose any party other than hers, these crimes will continue.

Shah picks on ‘princes’ in UP

Lucknow, Feb. 4: BJP president Amit Shah, zeroing in on ” do shahzaade “, said today in Mathura that while the mother of one of them was anxious for her son, the father of the other was also worried about his son. ” Agar Uttar Pradesh ka parivartan karna hai to ye do shahzaade jo nikle hain na… do shahzaade jante ho na kaun hain ye … wo nahin kar paenge, unke to parivaar me hi problem hai, ek se maa pareshaan hai , doosre se baap pareshaan hai ,” Shah said at an election rally held at Mahavidya Ram Lila Ground in the temple town, 385km west of Lucknow.

BJP lines up freebies for hill state

Lucknow, Feb. 4: Freebies dominated the vision document unveiled by the BJP in Dehradun today for the February 15 Assembly polls. It promised free laptops and smartphones to meritorious students, free Wi-fi in all state universities and free education up to post-graduation for all poor students.

Modi ‘SCAM’ swipe at rivals

Lucknow, Feb. 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today coined an acronym as he sought to seize the moral high ground in Uttar Pradesh, saying voters in the state must choose between “SCAM” and development. The west Uttar Pradesh district votes on February 11 in the first leg of the seven-phase elections in the heartland.

Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi to hold joint road show in Agra23 min ago

Agra [India], Feb. 3: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will address a joint public meeting on Friday in Agra days after the duo addressed their first joint press conference and held a road show in Lucknow walking shoulder to shoulder. The two leaders are expected to send out a strong message to party cadres, urging them to work together to ensure the defeat of Bharatiya Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

UP Elections 2017: Parties not so generous in giving tickets to women

BJP candidate from Sarojini Nagar seat Swati Singh with her husband Dayashankar Singh on her way to file nomination papers for the 2017 UP elections, on Tuesday in Lucknow The Bahujan Samaj Party is dependent almost entirely on Mayawati to campaign for its candidates for the Assembly polls here. The Samajwadi Party and Congress are keen on using Dimple Yadav and Priyanka Gandhi as their star campaigners.

Attempts being made to turn Western UP into Kashmir: Yogi Adityanath

Hapur , Jan 30 – Raking up the issue of exodus of Hindus from western Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that if such a situation persisted, the region would soon become another Kashmir. Addressing an election rally at Dhaulana in Hapur district, the Gorakhpur MP alleged that Hindus were being terrorized in western Uttar Pradesh like Kashmiri Pandits were terrorized and forced to flee the Kashmir Valley.

BSP’s major minority problem: Few known Muslim campaigners

Party chief Mayawati has been trying hard to forge a Dalit-Muslim combination in support of the BSP. Despite fielding 99 Muslim candidates -a record high for the party – and basing its gameplan to a large extent on the Dalit-Muslim plank, the BSP does not have many popular Muslim faces to take on the heavyweights campaigning, and contesting, for its rivals, especially in the Samajwadi Party -Congress alliance.

There was a time when Barelvis used to assert themselves peacefully

Governor Taseer’s son, Shaan Taseer, has been speaking out on social media against the persecution of non-Muslims in the name of blasphemy. In the first week of 2017, Lahore was paralysed by roadblocks set up by the government to deny entry to mobs opposed to the observance of the day Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was killed in 2011 by his police guard.

Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in UP: Pre-poll negotiations prove…

Lucknow, Jan 23: The pre-poll alliance between Samajwadi Party and Congress party before the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election may have helped the Congress to survive in the state and try to bounce back to power after 27 years, but the pre-poll alliance have led to creation of confusion in the minds of traditional Samajwadi Party voters as well as the loyal workers. From the party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to party workers, many in the party seem uncomfortable with the party’s decision.

SP, Congress to jointly contest UP election

Lucknow, Jan 22 – The Samajwadi Party and the Congress announced on Sunday that they will jointly contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly election. –IANS md/mr/py http://www.nerve.in/news:2535003887474 You can quote the permanent link above for a direct link to the story.

SP, Congress to jointly contest UP polls

Lucknow, Jan 22 – The Samajwadi Party and the Congress will jointly contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on 298 and 105 seats respectively, the two parties announced on Sunday. Samajwadi Party state President Naresh Uttam told the media at a hotel here that his party was entering into an alliance with Congress to fight communal forces.

Cold intensifies in MP

Bhopal : Courtesy winds changing direction from southwest to northeast, cold intensified – after a brief respite in the past two days – at several places in Madhya Pradesh. “Cold wave is likely to blow over the Chambal Division’s northern parts in the next 24 hours.

Akhilesh’s ‘cycle’ victory forces BJP, BSP to change poll strategy

Both the parties had been banking heavily on the internal feud in the first family of the state with Mayawati projecting her party as the only force to take on the saffron brigade in the face of a weakened Samajwadi Party. Akhilesh-led SP is likely to seal its alliance with the Congress later this week, a deal that would pitchfork the combine as the main contender against the resurgent BJP in the coming elections in UP.

Former Union Minister Ashok Pradhan joins BJP again19 min ago

New Delhi, Jan 14: Former Union Minister Ashok Pradhan, who was a minister in the Vajpayee government but later quit BJP, today joined the saffron party in the presence of senior party leaders. Pradhan, who won on BJP ticket from Khurja constituency four times, had left the party to join Samajwadi Party ahead of Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and his reinduction is likely to boost the saffron prospects in parts of western Uttar Pradesh.

UP: Two nabbed with Rs. 1 crore in Rs 2000 notes

The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two people with Rs. 1 crore during a checking exercise in Moradabad’s Kundarki area on Thursday. According to a report in ANI, the currency was in Rs 2000 notes. The recovery was made from a swift car and the accused are reportedly employees with a bank.

Ex-army chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s career move sparks debate in Pakistan1 hour ago

Islamabad, Jan 10: News about General Raheel Sharif poised to head a Saudi-led military alliance to combat terror has sparked a debate in Pakistan with the Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani asking if the retired army chief had sought the government’s permission, according to a media report today. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said last Friday that the former army chief will head the Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism.

Akhilesh will Up CM after elections: Mulayam Singh Yadav

Lucknow, Jan 9 : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there is no rift between him and his son and made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will be the Chief Minister after the election. [NK India] Speaking to mediapersons, he said, Akhilesh will be the Chief Minister after the election.

“Off-track” Samajwadi cycle can’t think beyond own family feud: BJP

New Delhi/Lucknow , Jan. 9 : Commenting on the ongoing power tussle in the Samajwadi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the Yadav clam-led party was now incapable to thinking beyond its prolonged family feud, while asserting that that the people of Uttar Pradesh are feeling cheated with the current development as progress in the state is being hampered. [NK India] BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh said that the drama in the Uttar Pradesh’s Yadav family had started to take affect Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s performance, which then turned into an internal fight in the family, resulting in complete chaos within the party.

Will highlight law and order situation, jungle raj and biased politics in UP: Mayawati

Lucknow , Jan. 7 : The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday called a meeting of the party workers to discuss the failure of the Uttar Pradesh ruling party and also beware the people of the state not to be deceived by the tactics used by the rival parties. [NK India] “I have called a joint meeting of senior party holders of BSP state unit and candidates for all the 403 seats to discuss the ongoing family feud in Samajawadi Party and the loopholes especially the law and order situation, jungle raj and biased politics in Uttar Pradesh.

UP Polls: Congress divided on tying up with Samajwadi Party under Akhilesh Yadav 51 mins ago

Lucknow, Jan 3: Amid the ongoing crisis in Samajwadi Party, Congress’ stand seem divided on forming an alliance with the party under the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav in the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections this year. While the senior leadership of Congress compared the family feud in the Samajwadi Party to a 1990s soap opera and evaded questions of pre-poll alliance, majority of the party MLAs in Uttar Pradesh spoke in favour of tie-up with Samajwadi Party under the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Ram Gopal Yadav remains unaffected by expulsion revocation

Lucknow , Dec. 31 : Samajwadi Party’s re-inducted leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Saturday said that the revoking of his expulsion does not matter to him and he remains unaffected. [NK India] “It doesn’t matter as the expulsion took place yesterday and our decision happened before the eviction and we are conducting our conference which is along expected lines,” he told ANI here.

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