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'People are raising questions': Akhilesh on Mahakumbh faecal contamination

Yadav took to his X platform to post a news segment on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the water quality

'CM has nothing to do with language, progress': Akhilesh Yadav hits CM Yogi

Yadav remark came after CM Yogi Adityanath in UP Legislative Assembly said that SP wants to promote Urdu to make the children Maulvis.

'Targeted Budget, focused on rich, big people': Akhilesh Yadav in Lok Sabha

The SP chief also said that the budget does not reflect a roadmap to making the country a developed nation

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300 km-long traffic jam chokes roads to Maha Kumbh; Oppn flays UP govt

As the devotees sought to attend the world's largest religious gathering, many found themselves stuck in their cars hundreds of kilometres away from the sacred site

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Akhilesh demands relaxation of vehicle tolls in UP for ongoing Mahakumbh

Earlier, posters outside the Samajwadi Party's Lucknow office were seen making bold predictions about the party's chief Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh alleges electoral Misconduct in Milkipur Bypoll, calls ECI 'dead'

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that police officials were illegally checking voters' ID cards at polling centres, creating an atmosphere of fear and indirectly influencing voting pattern

Milkipur Assembly bypoll: Over 44% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

Nearly 30 per cent votes were cast in the first two hours of polling for the bypoll in Milkipur Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm, officials said. According to the Election Commission (EC), 29.86 per cent votes were cast till 11 am. The Milkipur bypoll has turned into a prestige battle between the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party as the seat is part of the politically significant Ayodhya district. While voting is underway at polling booths, Samajwadi Party leaders alleged that police are checking the identity cards of voters to "create fear" in them. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav posted on X, "The Election Commission should immediately take cognisance of pictures related to the news that Ayodhya Police -- senior police officers included -- is checking the ID cards of voters in Milkipur." "This is a murder of democracy by indirectly influencing voting by creating fear among voters. Such people

Govt claims digital Mahakumbh, but hiding digits of dead: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the government was hiding the number of deaths in the stampede at the Kumbh congregation in Prayagraj, and demanded strict action against those trying to cover up the "mis-management" in organising the fair. Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, Yadav said the government claimed to organise digital Kumbh, but was hiding the digits of the dead. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister demanded that the government call an all party meeting to discuss the arrangements of the Kumbh and hand over disaster management and Lost and Found Centre to the Army. "The government is continuously reeling out budget numbers, please also give the numbers of those who died in the Kumbh," Yadav said. The SP leader also demanded disciplinary action against officers who have tried to cover up the "mis-management" in the arrangements for the Kumbh. "The figures for the deaths in the Maha Kumbh accident

Less about people and country: Mayawati criticises Union Budget 2025

BSP leader further questioned the focus of the current BJP government's budget, drawing parallels to previous Congress budgets

Akhilesh Yadav, Oppn MPs stage Budget walkout over Maha Kumbh stampede

As soon as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her Budget speech, Akhilesh Yadav and his party MPs started raising slogans

UP govt must provide medical care, food to Maha Kumbh devotees: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to provide medical care, food and clothes to devotees affected at the Maha Kumbh. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister's remark comes as at least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as millions of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of one of the most auspicious days of 'Mauni Amavasya'. Giving suggestions to the state government regarding the arrangements at the Maha Kumbh, Yadav in a post on X said, "Appeal should be made to open dhabas at various places day and night for food and water and organize bhandaras." "Arrangements should be made to transport medical and paramedical staff from across the state to the people trapped in remote areas through two-wheelers of volunteers," he added in the same post. Yadav said, "Supply of petrol and diesel should be ensured to the vehicles trapped for miles

Akhilesh calls for Army takeover of Maha Kumbh management after stampede

Yadav criticised the state government for failing to deliver on its promises of a world-class system

Delhi polls: Akhilesh Yadav, Kejriwal to hold joint roadshow on Jan 30

Samajwadi Party, along with Trinamool Congress, Shivsena UBT and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) has already extended its support to the ruling AAP in Delhi

Akhilesh, Kejriwal slam BJP over alleged disparaging remark by spokesperson

Political leaders lashed out at BJP alleging that a party spokesperson had used offensive langauge againt an AAP MLA of Purvanachal origin

AAP stronger than Cong, we stand with them: Akhilesh on Delhi polls

Trinamool Congress (TMC) has also extended its support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Delhi elections

28 workers rescued safely as rescue op at Kannauj railway station concludes

All the rescued workers have been admitted to a hospital for treatment, no fatalities have been reported

Since excavation is underway, I believe CM house has Shivling too: SP chief

Akhilesh spoke on several pressing issues in Uttar Pradesh, including the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), preparations for the Kumbh Mela, and concerns about the state of farmers

Akhilesh Yadav calls for ballot voting, says EVMs are not trustworthy

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has called for elections to be conducted using ballot papers, citing a lack of trust in electronic voting machines (EVMs). The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said this at a press conference at the SP headquarters here on Sunday, alongside Rahul Kumar Kamboj, an Indian-origin member of Parliament in Germany. "Even a country like Germany conducts elections using ballot papers. But in India, elections are conducted with EVMs to serve vested interests," Yadav said. Emphasising the need for elections that inspire confidence, he said, "No one trusts EVMs. Even the faces of those who win elections seem dejected as they too do not have faith in the system." At the press conference, Kamboj highlighted the benefits of Germany's ballot-paper voting system. "In Germany, voting is still conducted using ballot papers. It is an important system because any discrepancies can be addressed with a recount," he explained. Reflecting on his visit to .