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Post-demonetisation, corruption increased: Samajwadi Chief Akhilesh Yadav

Taking a dig on four years of demonetisation, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said fake currency notes are still in circulation and corruption has increased

Revolt in Mayawati's camp as 5 BSP MLAs join Akhilesh's Samajwadi Party

In an unprecedented development, five legislators of Bahujan Samaj Party have withdrawn their support to the BSP's official candidate, Ramji Gautam, for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections

Samajwadi Party eyes UP bypolls as springboard for 2022 assembly election

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said his party is set on returning to power in Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 assembly election

Adityanath govt's Mission Shakti a false propaganda: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday described the Mission Shakti launched by the Yogi Adityanath government as a false propaganda. The UP chief minister had started the programme from Balrampur district on Saturday with an aim to protect and empower women. Akhilesh Yadav said in a statement that the BJP government launched the programme as rape incidents in the state started bringing disrepute to it. The Chief Minister has presented another advertisement of misleading propaganda in the name of Mission Shakti, Akhilesh said. "Every daughter of the state is waiting for the answer to the question that where is the anti-Romeo squad. The Samajwadi government had made the 1090 helpline a shield for the protection of women but the BJP made it ineffective," he claimed. The SP chief alleged that even in its fourth year, the state government has not been able to start anything new and only inaugurating the works done during the SP regim

Mulayam Singh Yadav, wife now stable after testing Covid positive: Family

After testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and his wife Sadhana, were now "stable", a family source said on Thursday

No hope from insensitive govt: Akhilesh on death of Hathras gangrape victim

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday condoled the death of the Hathras gangrape victim, and said "no hope" is left from the "insensitive government"

Akhilesh Yadav welcomes SAD's decision to quit NDA against farm bills

Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday welcomed Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) decision to quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against the recently promulgated farm bills.

Honestly use PM Cares Fund for public good, online education: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the government should "honestly" turn the PM Cares Fund into a "public cares fund" and make arrangements for online education of students

BJP govt's exploitative Bills will turn farmers into labourers: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the BJP government has brought exploitative Bills related to agriculture which will turn farmers into labourers on their own land

BJP's attitude towards students devoid of humanity: Akhilesh on JEE, NEET

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav targeted the BJP over the holding of the JEE and NEET exams amid Covid-19, saying the party's attitude towards students is "devoid of humanity"

UP govt needs to answer opposition queries on law and order: Akhilesh Yadav

Ahead of the UP Assembly session, Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the government needs to answer opposition queries on various issues including unemployment and law and order situation

Hope generations will follow Ram's 'maryada' for welfare, peace: Akhilesh

Ahead of the Ram temple foundation-stone laying ceremony in Ayodhya, Akhilesh Yadav said that he hoped the future generations will follow the 'maryada' of Lord Ram for the welfare and peace of all

Skillful politician with knack for realpolitik, Amar Singh could do it all

Singh, 64, had undergone kidney transplant in 2011 and was not keeping well for a long time. He was admitted to a hospital in Singapore some eight months ago

New education policy's objective is to implement RSS agenda: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the objective of the new education policy announced by the Centre is to implement the "agenda of RSS"

Vikas Dubey's encounter gives SP, BSP, Congress ammo to attack Adityanath

Killing of gangster gives the Opposition chance to breach the pan-Hindu vote bank the BJP constructed before 2014

Gangster Vikas Dubey killed: Official account, controversy and the politics

Gangster Vikas Dubey, who met with a gory end in an encounter with the UP STF in Kapur, conjured the image of a typical don who dabbled in real-estate

Oppn alleges UP govt hiding deep secret in Dubey encounter, demands probe

Leaders from several opposition parties have alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government is hiding "a deep secret" with regard to the killing of Kanpur encounter main accused Vikas Dubey

Yogi govt deferring Covid-19 tests; difficult to assess situation: Akhilesh

The Uttar Pradesh government is avoiding COVID tests, making it difficult to assess the current situation in the state, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Tuesday. As a result of this, it is also difficult to assess when the disease will reach its peak in Uttar Pradesh, he said on Twitter. "Uttar Pradesh is suffering from a law and order problem besides coronavirus. As corona tests are being deferred, the exact situation is unknown, and it is difficult to assess when the disease will reach its peak," Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi. "The government should disclose how it will prepare to fight the disease when it peaks," he added. The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh has reached 672 with 12 more fatalities reported on Monday. The total number of cases in the state stands at 22,828.

Galwan clash: Rahul hails martyred soldier, Mamata announces compensation

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the government should not only give a strategic, but also an economic reply to China

Clueless UP govt's moves have added to people's woes: Akhilesh Yadav

Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav spoke about the challenges before the state government and measures taken so far