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Shivpal Yadav Advises Ex CM Akhilesh Not To Introduce Mafia In SP
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) leader Shivpal Yadav has advised his nephew Akhilesh Yadav not to introduce Mafia in Samajwadi Party (SP) on September 1. His remark came after Akhilesh allowed don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's brother Singbatullah Ansari to join SP. He also said ''no mafia came to us'' when he was SP's state president. However, Shivpal said he may return to the SP if he ''gets due honor''.
Tags: Mafia, Samajwadi Party, shivpal yadav, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav
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Samajwadi Party To Welcome All Small Parties For 2022 UP Polls
UP is heading towards Assembly elections in 2022 following which Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on August 1 said that his party will accept all the small parties to collaboratively ally against BJP ahead of 2022 UP polls. "These parties should decide whether their fight is with the BJP or SP," Akhilesh Yadav said while calling out the Congress and BSP.
Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party, BJP, up election
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Covid-19 Death Numbers Are 43 Times Higher Than Govt Data: Akhilesh Yadav
Taking into account the RTI data, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the UP govt is hiding the actual death figures of Covid-19. He took to Twitter on June 22 and said, ''the death count in 24 districts of UP in 9-month of the pandemic till march is up to 43-time higher than the govt figures.'' However as per government data, the death count is 22,224 so far.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Covid-19, Akhilesh Yadav, Covid deaths
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BSP Chief Mayawati Expels Nine MLAs; Meets SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav
After the BSP Chief Mayawati expelled Nine MLAs, SP Head Akhilesh Yadav met them on June 15 and is expected to shift their party. However, they say "We do not have a problem with Mayawati. We have a problem with deputy Satish Mishra." Besides, this may affect the political equations of Uttar Pradesh elections. Earlier, in 2017 elections, BSP won 19 seats and lost one in by-elections.
Tags: Mayawati, BSP, Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav, MLAs, UP0)
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Akhilesh Yadav To Take COVID Jab Months After Calling It 'BJP Vaccine'
Samajwadi party leader and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav on June 7 pledged to get vaccinated, months after calling the COVID-19 vaccines as "BJP's vaccine". Akhilesh's statement comes after his father Mulayam Singh Yadav received the vaccine jab. Akhilesh changed his stance after the Centre calls for boycott of "politicising the corona vaccine". Earlier, Akhilesh had stated his government would have given free vaccine if it had been in power… read-more
Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, mulayam singh yadav, Covid-19 Vaccine, BJP
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Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Tests COVID-19 Positive
Former Uttar Pradesh CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on April 14, through Twitter, announced that he has contracted COVID-19. Self-isolating himself at his home, Akhilesh urged to all who came in contact with him to get tested. Notably, Akhilesh, during his recent Haridwar Kumbh visit, met Akhila Bhartiya Akhada Parishad’s president Narendra Giri Maharaj on April 11, who had contracted the virus a week before.
Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, Coronavirus, Samajwadi Party, Covid-19
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Veteran Samajwadi Party Leader Bhagwati Singh Passes Away At 89
Former UP minister Bhagwati Singh has passed away at 89 on April 4. Reportedly, last rites of the founder member of the Samajwadi Party will not be performed as he had wished to donate his body to Lucknow's King George Medical University. Expressing grief, the party has cancelled its April 4 news conference. Former UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also expressed his condolences towards the veteran leader.
Tags: Samajwadi Party, Death, Akhilesh Yadav, Bhagwati Singh
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SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav To Cycle 350 KM In Support Of Azam Khan
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav will be undertaking a 350-km 'Cycle Yatra' in protest against the BJP-led UP government's action against Rampur MP Azam Khan. The SP supremo has alleged that the BJP government is trying to implicate Azam khan in fake cases. To be commenced from March 13, the yatra will start from Ambedkar Park in Rampur and will culminate on March 21 at SP Headquarters in Lucknow.
Tags: Lucknow, Rampur, Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav, Cycle Yatra, BJP, Azam Khan
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Health Min Slams Opposition For Politicising COVID-19 Vaccines
Reacting to the Opposition’s 'politicising' comments on the recently approved two COVID-19 vaccines, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has lashed out at opposition leaders for discrediting "science-backed protocols". Mentioning Shashi Tharoor, Akhilesh Yadav and Jairam Ramesh, he tweeted, “Disgraceful for anyone to politicise such a critical issue.” Earlier, while Akhilesh Yadav termed it as BJP's vaccine and claimed to not get inoculated… read-more
Tags: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Akhilesh Yadav, Shashi Tharoor, Jairam ramesh
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Police Arrest Former CM Akhilesh Yadav For Launching 'Kisan Yatra'
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested ex-CM Akhilesh Yadav after he launched the 'Kisan Yatra' protests on December 7. They had held Akhilesh along with other Samajwadi Party leaders for trespassing the barricades placed near his residence. Earlier, the authorities have denied permission to launch the march citing the COVID-19 protocols. Terming arrests as ‘undemocratic move’, SP spokesperson stated the government is… read-more
Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party, Farmers' Protest, Former CM, UP Police
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