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Azam Khan, Shivpal skip SP MLAs' meet ahead of UP Assembly session

Senior SP legislator Azam Khan and sulking socialist leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Sunday skipped the party MLAs' meet ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly session. Shivpal had earlier too skipped the party MLAs' meeting amid differences with his nephew and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. Shivpal had parted ways with Akhilesh in 2017 Assembly polls and had formed his own outfit, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia. He, however, contested this year's Assembly polls on the Samajwadi Party symbol. Azam Khan, who was released for the Sitapur jail on Friday after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a cheating case, didn't attend the meeting due to health reasons, according to a party leader. However, Khan was seen visiting the district jail in Rampur with his son Abdullah Azam to meet his supporters lodged there in various cases. Earlier, people close to Khan had accused the party chief of ignoring him and the Muslim community, sparking speculations of a rift in the ...

SP chief Akhilesh meets Telangana CM; discusses issues concerning nation

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in the national capital and discussed various issues concerning the country.

SC grants Azam Khan Samajwadi Party leader interim bail in cheating case

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case.

UP govt urges SC to reject Azam Khan's bail plea in land grabbing case

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, and termed him as a "land grabber" and a "habitual offender". Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, told a bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao that he has allegedly threatened the investigating officer in the land grabbing case. He is a land grabber. Private complaints have been filed against him.He is a habitual offender. Everything is forged by this person, the ASG told the bench also comprising Justices B R Gavai and A S Bopanna. The ASG said Khan is seeking interim bail which cannot be granted. There are cases against him which involve life imprisonment also. His antecedents must also be looked into as he is a habitual offender and a land grabber., he said, adding he might be a politician but he cannot get away from this. The top court told the ASG that the state government cannot grant him bail in one case and put him in ja

Owaisi questions 'silence' of Opposition on Gyanvapi Masjid complex survey

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday questioned the "silence" of Opposition parties, including the Congress and SP, on the video survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi

Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan gets interim bail in land grabbing case

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan in a case related to alleged grabbing of enemy property for his Jauhar University project.

Akhilesh's 2024 challenge: Keep the flock together or risk migration

If he loses Western UP, SP chief will have onerous task of corralling 34 Muslim MLAs for next five years

UP tops in ease of committing crime, not business: Akhilesh Yadav

Listing a number of incidents of crime that have been taking place, the SP president said: "Criminals are having a free run in the state while the police are looking the other way."

Mayawati mocks Akhilesh for saying he wanted her to become prime minister

How someone who could not fulfil his own dream of becoming the chief minister will manage to realise the aspirations of others: Mayawati

Police in UP working under political pressure, alleges Akhilesh Yadav

He also levelled accusations on the Yogi government of putting pressure on police in the state and alleged that police were given the responsibility to win polls for the BJP government

Shivapal Yadav meets Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in UP jail

The meeting assumes significance since both, Azam Khan and Shivpal Yadav, are said to be upset with SP president Akhilesh Yadav

Shivpal Yadav dares SP chief Akhilesh to expel him if he wants

"If Akhilesh thinks, I am in touch with the BJP, why doesn't he expel me. He should expel me from the party's legislative unit if he thinks I am indulging in anti-party activity," Shivpal said

UP court issues non-bailable warrant against Azam Khan in 15-yr-old case

Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur Jail, has been asked to appear in court on April 30

BJP sweeps UP Legislative Council polls, Samajwadi Party draws a blank

The BJP scored a massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls on Tuesday by winning 33 of the 36 seats where voting were held through local bodies.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at Centre over rising fuel prices

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP-led Centre on Saturday over the rising fuel prices in the country. In a tweet in Hindi, he said, "When there is no control of the government over the spiralling prices of fuel nor any management and regulation, and if everything is market-driven, then what is the ministry of petrol, diesel and gas for? It should immediately be dissolved." The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said the inflation created by the Bharatiya Janata Party (Bhajpai-mehngai) is depriving people of fuel.

Polling for 36 UP Legislative Council seats on Saturday, BJP eyes majority

The 36 seats are spread across 35 local authorities' constituencies. The biennial poll was earlier planned on two dates but now it will be conducted together on April 9.

Samajwadi Party to hit the roads over jobs issue: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party will hit the roads to press the government to solve problems of the youth, who are awaiting for recruitment against vacant posts, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav attacks BJP on the issue of rising fuel prices,

He also tagged a news report "Cost of living rises in India as companies pass on higher prices" with his tweet

Akhilesh Yadav sacks party members including former MLC Kailash Singh

Meanwhile, Yadav on Tuesday held a meeting with leaders of party allies Apna Dal (K), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

Shivpal Yadav again skips meeting of Samajwadi Party allies

PSPL head Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday skipped a meeting here between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and SP allies, triggering speculation that he is upset with his nephew