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BJP working like real estate company, says Akhilesh Yadav on Waqf bill

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is just an excuse to sell land in the interest of BJP members, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday and claimed that the saffron party was working like a real estate company. He also suggested that the BJP rename itself to the "Bharatiya Zameen Party". In a post on X, Yadav said the bill that seeks to amend provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995, were merely an excuse. "The target is to sell defence, railway, Nazul land. Waqf board lands are just another link in the chain of 'schemes for the benefit of BJP members' after defence land, railway land, Nazul land," he said in Hindi. "Why doesn't the BJP openly write: 'Issued in the interest of BJP members'," Yadav added. "A guarantee should be provided in writing that Waqf Board lands will not be sold." Attacking the saffron party, Yadav said the BJP was working like a real estate company. He added, "It should change its name by writing 'zameen (land)' in place of 'janata (people)' -- Bharatiy

Akhilesh slams govt over 'unpaid' DA arrears to Central govt employees

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the government's reported refusal to pay 18 months dearness allowance (DA) arrears to central government employees, and questioned its claim of being a "global economic superpower". He also asked the government where is the money from the ever-increasing 'GST collection' going. "Does the government's claim of becoming a 'global economic superpower' mean that employees do not get their dues? The central government's refusal to pay 18 months DA arrears to central employees is, in a way, a denial of 'government guarantee'," Yadav said in a post on 'X'. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also posted a newspaper clipping with the headline "Centre will not pay 18 months DA arrear to employees." "The government should tell where is the money from the ever-increasing 'GST collection', the 'trillion dollar economy' going? There is money for ships worth billions and leaking buildings, but not for the employees who actually ru

BJP govt trying to defame SP for vote bank politics, says Akhilesh Yadav

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is trying to defame his party for vote bank politics ahead of Assembly by-polls. No matter what the BJP may do, people have lost hope from it and its "safaya' (wipeout) is certain, Yadav added. The former UP chief minister also alleged that the BJP's thinking about Muslims is "undemocratic". When asked about the Ayodhya rape case, Yadav said, "Before the by-elections (to be held on 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh), the BJP wants to conspire and their aim from the very first day has been to defame the 'samajwadis' (socialists). Especially, their thinking about Muslims is undemocratic." He was talking to reporters after paying tribute to socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra, popularly known as 'Chhote Lohia', on his birth anniversary. Referring to the Ayodhya incident, he said, "There is a revised law that came in 2023 in the BJP government which says that if a crime with a provision of more than seven years of ...

India's new Parliament building leaks: Congress MP files adjournment motion

Rainwater leakage in new Parliament building: Congress MP Manickam Tagore shared a video of water leaks inside the lobby caused by heavy rainfall in New Delhi on Wednesday

Akhilesh Yadav responds to Anurag Thakur’s ‘caste’ remark in Lok Sabha | Parliament session

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at BJP MP Anurag Thakur for his caste remarks in the Lok Sabha.

Will cancel Agnipath scheme as soon as we come to power: Akhilesh Yadav

The Agnipath scheme will be cancelled "as soon as we come to power", Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday, a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced reservation for retired Agniveers. While campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, Yadav had repeatedly promised to scrap the short-term military recruitment scheme if the INDIA bloc, of which the Samajwadi Party is a constituent, came to power. In a post on X, Yadav said, "As soon as we come to power, the short-term 'Agniveer' military recruitment that compromises the security of the country and plays with the future of the soldiers will be cancelled within 24 hours." "This is our demand on 'Agniveer' The old recruitment (model) should be reinstated," he said in Hindi. Adityanath on Friday said the Uttar Pradesh government would grant weightage to Agniveers who returned from service for recruitment in the police and the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC). The Centre in 2022 unveiled the

After LS debacle, UP BJP chief meets Modi, briefs on organisational matters

While the BJP is looking to address various factors so as to put up a strong show in the 2027 assembly polls, the immediate challenge for the party is 10 assembly bypolls in the state

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of negligence after 18 killed in Unnao accident

He also raised questions about the presence of the highway police, patrolling services, towing assistance and the mismanagement by the government

Hathras stampede: UP govt hiding failure with minor arrests, says Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of trying to hide its failure in the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people by making "minor arrests". Yadav, in a post on 'X', said that it looks like such accidents will continue to happen since the state government does not seem to have learnt from the administrative lapses that led to the stampede. The SP chief also tagged a letter addressed to him in his post on X, in which, Ankit Yadav, a resident of Mainpuri district, claims that his father has been wrongly framed in connection with the stampede, and insists that his father has no link with the incident. In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Yadav said, "To hide its failure in the 'Hathras incident', the UP government wants to shirk responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of people by making minor arrests. If this happens, it will mean that no one has learnt any lesson from the administrative failure in such events and such accidents will keep ...

EVM, Manipur to Agnipath scheme: Opposition trains guns on govt, EC

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said he would mistrust EVMs even if his party were to win all 80 seats in UP

BJP's biggest achievement has been the birth of 'exam mafias': Akhilesh Yadav on NEET row |Lok Sabha

Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the president's address, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Last ten years' achievement (of BJP) was that examination mafias were born...

Akhilesh Yadav on EVMs: Even if I win all 80 seats, I will not trust them | Parliament Session | LS

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will not trust EVMs even if he wins "all 80 Lok Sabha seats" in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi Party's Ayodhya win was 'Ram's will': Akhilesh Yadav in Lok Sabha

Akhilesh Yadav says that INDIA bloc's win in 2024 Lok Sabha elections marked the end of communal politics in India, while speaking in Parliament

Lok Sabha polls marked end of communal politics in India, says Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls marked the end of communal politics in India, and were a moral victory for the INDIA bloc. Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the president's address, the Kannauj MP called June 4, the day the election results were declared, as the day of independence from communal politics for India. "The whole India has understood that INDIA is pro-India. This election is the moral victory of INDIA. It is a victory of positive politics. It is victory of PDA, social justice movement. 2024's message is also full of responsibility for the INDIA bloc," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said. "June 4, 2024 was the day of independence from communal politics for India. In this election, communal politics has lost forever," Yadav said. "This election is a new era of positive politics, pro-Constitution people have won, the Constitution has won... It is the end of top-down politics," he said. Referring

Parliament highlights: Both Houses laud Indian cricket team's T20 World Cup win

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha news: Catch all the news updates related to the developments in the Parliament here

'Confident that you will allow us to speak': Rahul's message to Om Birla

After congratulating Om Birla on his election as the new Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence in Birla's commitment to allowing Opposition to speak in the House

Hope suspension of MPs will not be repeated in Lok Sabha: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on being elected the Lok Sabha speaker and said he hoped that actions like suspension of MPs would not be taken as they hurt the dignity of the House. Yadav said he also hoped that Birla would be impartial towards the opposition and give its leaders equal opportunity. "We believe you will move forward without discrimination and as the Speaker, you will give equal opportunity and respect to every party. Impartiality is a great responsibility of this great post. You sitting here are the chief justice of the court of democracy," Yadav said. "We expect that the voice of no public representative will be suppressed and actions like suspensions which hurt the dignity of the House will not be taken," he said.

From 'jai samvidhan' to 'jai Bheem', members end LS oath with slogans

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Hema Malini, Asaduddin Owaisi and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi were among the prominent members to be sworn in on the second day of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha. As many as 535 members took oath on Monday and Tuesday with seven yet to complete the process. Many of the MPs raised "Jai Hind", "Jai Maharashtra", "Jai Bheem" and "Jai Shivaji" slogans after taking oath. BJP leader Om Birla, who has been nominated for the speaker's post, also took oath on Tuesday. When Birla, who was also the speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, came to take his oath, Radha Mohan Singh, who was in the chair, stood up and greeted him. Birla has been representing the Kota constituency in the Lower House since 2014. On at least one occasion, the pro-tem speaker reminded members not to deviate from the prescribed oath and read aloud only what was written on the paper they had been given. Several Opposition MPs took the oath while holding a copy of Constitution. G

'Exam system handed over to copying mafia': Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP

Accusing the BJP of ruining the future of the youth, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the country's examination system has been completely ruined and handed over to the copying mafia. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the government does not have the ability to conduct even a single examination transparently. "The BJP government has ruined the future of the youth. The education and examination system has been completely ruined and handed over to the copying mafia," he said in a statement issued by the Samajwadi Party. Yadav said the government is steeped in corruption. "It is in the grip of the corrupt. The BJP has hollowed the entire system in its 10 years of rule. This government is playing with the future of the students and the youth as well as the country," Yadav said. "It is wasting the hard work of the students. This government has failed on every front," he added. The Samajwadi Party chief said the BJP government is completely running on lies

Saddened by 'character assassination', Maliwal urges INDIA leaders to meet

Swati Maliwal says she was beaten at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house and then her 'character was assassinated'