Yogendra Yadav

How Manish Sisodia's arrest poses a challenge to AAP's Delhi govt, Kejriwal

Sisodia has not only been the face of AAP's education policy in Delhi but also heads as many as 18 of the total 33 departments

Yogendra Yadav resigns from Samyukta Kisan Morcha coordination committee

Social activist Yogendra Yadav has resigned from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha coordination committee but said he will remain a "soldier" of the farmers' collective. The SKM made Yadav's resignation letter public at a press conference at Gurudwara Rakabganj here. In the letter, Yadav has said he will no longer be in the coordination committee of the SKM -- an umbrella body of about 40 farmer unions -- which had spearheaded the farmers' movement last year. "I will no longer be able to shoulder the responsibility of being the member of SKM's coordination committee. It is important that the energies of all movements and opposition political parties be joined to fight against the anti-farmer Modi government. So, for this I am in touch with other movements as well apart from farmers' movement. "Seeing my this priority, it will not be possible for me to do justice with the responsibility of SKM coordination committee," Yadav said in his letter to SKM. He appealed to the farmers' body to rel

Court acquits Kejriwal, Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav in 2013 defamation case

A court here on Saturday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav in a defamation case filed by an advocate in 2013. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand said the complainant, advocate Surender Kumar Sharma (now deceased), failed to prove that the accused have committed the alleged offence despite several efforts. In the order, the judge also said the concept of "Reputation was known in the society perhaps since the time the civilization itself established". She quoted a text from Bhagwat Geeta "People also will speak of your unending infamy. And to an honoured person infamy is worse than death" and said the text "dates back to 2nd century CE (common era) highlighting the importance of a person's reputation". "Even today, in modern India, governed by its Constitution, Right to reputation has been embedded as one of the fundamental rights covered under the larger concept of Right to Life. Hence, ..

Wheat ban hurting farmers, but exemptions helping exporters: Yogendra Yadav

The wheat ban imposed by the Centre has crashed prices in mandis', hurting farmers while exporters continue to reap the benefits by continuing with shipments of grain, Yogendra Yadav said

AAP's victory an indictment of political establishment: Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav termed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party's performance in Punjab as "spectacular and extraordinary", but said it's more "an indictment" of the "entire political establishment"

Punjab: Yogendra Yadav congratulates Kejriwal after exit polls prediction

After most of the exit polls predicted a clear majority for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav congratulated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday

Farmers' agitation has reached decisive moment: Yogendra Yadav

The meeting, which was being held on Wednesday evening, will decide the future course of the movement

Lakhimpur case: SKM suspends Yogendra Yadav for visiting BJP worker's house

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday suspended social activist Yogendra Yadav for a month

Farmers came to Jantar Mantar to prove to govt they aren't fools: Yadav

Farmer leaders protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws on Thursday said they suspect that they were being snooped on by the government using Israeli software Pegasus.

Punjab, Haryana farmers will be ruined if mandis are shut: Yogendra Yadav

Yadav said the government will not procure farmers' crops if 'mandis' are closed due to the three agri laws enacted by the Centre

I feel ashamed and take responsibility: Yogendra Yadav on Delhi violence

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said he felt "ashamed" of the way the farmers' tractor parade turned out on Tuesday, and took responsibility for it. "Being a part of the protest," he said, "I feel ashamed of the way things proceeded and I take responsibility of it." The tractor march meant to highlight farmers' demands dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the national capital as hordes of rampaging protesters broke through barriers, fought with police, overturned vehicles and delivered a national insult -- hoisting a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort, a privilege reserved for India's tricolour. "Violence impacts any kind of protest in a wrong way. I cannot say at the moment who did it and who did not, but prima facie it looks like it has been done by the people that we kept out of the farmers' protest," Yadav told a TV channel. "I appealed continuously that we stick to whatever route was decided and not deviate. Only if the movement goes peacefully, we will be a

Farmers to observe day-long 'relay' hunger strike on Monday: Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav also urged people demonstrating against the laws across the country to observe a day-long hunger strike at their respective protest sites

Bharat Bandh disrupts life in some states; Opposition to meet Prez today

In several parts of the country, including in BJP-ruled Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, life continued unimpeded

Farmers protesting on busy road in Sirsa evicted, Yogendra Yadav detained

Yogendra Yadav and nearly 100 farmers were taken into preventive custody in Haryana's Sirsa after a group of agriculturists agitating against the Centre's new farm laws were evicted by the police

Yechury, Yogendra Yadav named in Delhi riots supplementary charge sheet

Delhi Police has filed a supplementary charge sheet against founding members of Pinjra Tod, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and student activist Gulfisha Fatima in Karkardooma court

What became of Delhi's riot-affected in the pandemic and ensuing lockdown?

India was in the midst of its largest and longest nationwide protest, in recent memory, against the controversial CAA and NRC when the pandemic broke out.

Has PR overridden governance?

One week into coronavirus lockdown, it is clear that thinking and planning began after PM Modi's momentous decision

Dear Rahul Gandhi, is Congress willing to start anew for something larger?

Much of the solution today to the current challenge to the idea of India lies outside the Congress party, writes Yogendra Yadav

I-T raids Yogendra Yadav's sister's hospital; Rs 2.2 mn cash recovered

Yogendra Yadav took to Twitter to also allege that the Modi government was "targeting" his family through the raid

'Naked power struggle' in Kerjiwal's 'sinking ship': Yogendra Yadav on AAP

Two years ago questions were raised at the peak of power of AAP, says Yadav