Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday welcomed veteran leader Azam Khan’s release from Sitapur jail, announcing that all “false” cases against him would be withdrawn once the SP comes to power in Uttar Pradesh. Khan, a former Cabinet minister and a founding member of the SP, was granted bail after nearly two...
Lucknow: High tension gripped the state capital on Tuesday as Samajwadi Party (SP) workers clashed with police during a protest march from GPO to Vidhan Bhavan. The demonstrators, shouting slogans of “Vote chor gaddi chhod” (Vote thieves, step down), were protesting against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which they alleged is being...
Lucknow: Tension prevailed outside the Samajwadi Party (SP) headquarters on Wednesday after a 48-year-old man from Aligarh, identified as Yogendra alias Bobby, set himself ablaze, alleging harassment and land-grabbing attempts by relatives of SP MLA Shamiem Ahmad. According to eyewitnesses, Yogendra arrived at the party office carrying a bottle of petrol in his pocket, poured...
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and contractor Barqat Ali in the high-profile Dungarpur case from Rampur. Justice Sameer Jain approved their bail applications in connection with the criminal appeal currently pending before the court. The case dates back to 2016 when several houses in...
Lucknow: The minor daughter of BJP MLA Ketki Singh, 16-year-old Vibhavari Singh, issued a stern warning to Samajwadi Party (SP) workers on Wednesday, accusing them of trying to intimidate her at her residence. The incident occurred after members of the SP women’s wing, led by Neha Yadav, demonstrated outside the MLA’s house with a tap...