Yogi credits Modi’s leadership for BJP’s 7-2 victory in UP by-polls; Akhilesh claims misuse of power
CM Yogi once again raised the slogan 'Batoge to Katoge' and asked the people to stay united.
CM Yogi once again raised the slogan 'Batoge to Katoge' and asked the people to stay united.
As expected, the BJP clinched 7 of the 9 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday where by-elections were held on November 20.
The ruling BJP is leading in seven out of nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh whereas the Samajwadi Party had retained the Sisamau seat in Kanpur and was leading in Karhal seat in Mainpuri.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates were leading on three seats while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was ahead on one seat as trends for the Bihar bypolls started pouring in on Saturday.
As the BJP gained a lead in Uttar Pradesh by-polls on nine seats, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday that the Samajwadi party's reality has come before the people and it is going to become "Samaptwadi Party."
SP President Akhilesh Yadav, in a statement here on Monday, said, "No community, whether majority of Bangladesh with different views or the minority following Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or any other religion-sect-belief, should be a victim of violence".
In a statement here, the SP president said the discrimination and inequality that has been going on for countless generations cannot be bridged by the changes that have taken place in a few generations.
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Friday demanded an apology from Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar after a heated exchange of words over BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari's remarks against Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge.
Akhilesh Yadav said that BJP should give in writing that Waqf lands will not be sold.
In a statement here on Wednesday, the SP chief said the government should tell the public where the money generated through the constantly increasing GST collection in the trillion dollar economy is going.