Amid various political parties seeking to woo voters with promises of free power and other freebies ahead of the assembly polls, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced a 50 per cent cut on farmers’ electricity bills for running their tubewells. The Chief Minister’s office made the announcement on its official Twitter handle that said … Read more
The upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be fought on the important issues of social justice and development, Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister Anupriya Patel said in Jhansi on Saturday. The minister of state for commerce and industry also said the BJP and Apna Dal (S) coalition government has worked on these … Read more
Farmers from West UP have strongly participated in the agitation at Delhi border and a section of farmers (read Jats) were seemingly angry with BJP when ET had last visited the region almost a month ago. The situation has not changed much after the central government had repealed the three farm laws. Farmers in Dabathwa, … Read more
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has exhorted farmers to ‘teach BJP and its allies a lesson’ in the forthcoming assembly polls. The umbrella body of farmers reiterated its demand for a legal guarantee to ensure minimum support price for farm produce at its rally in Lucknow on Monday. The rally drew thousands of farmers from east … Read more
As the countdown to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections begins, the politics of statues get going in right earnest. Various political parties are using statues to attract and consolidate various caste vote banks in their favour. Lord Parshuram, the icon of Brahmins, has emerged as a top favourite with political parties who see the Parshuram … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anand Swarup Shukla has alleged that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav enjoys the patronage of Pakistan spy agency ISI and said he may even go for religious conversion to appease Muslims. He may also be getting economic support from the neighbouring country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the minister alleged while talking to reporters … Read more
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar said on Wednesday that his community spends more on liquor alone in a month than the BJP spends in two months, and urged that this trend should end. Addressing a rally with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here, Rajbhar said, “Whatever the BJP spends in two … Read more
Gearing up for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday named Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as a senior observer for the polls next year. The appointment also assumes significance as it comes amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh where cabinet minister T S Singhdeo is vying for … Read more
Induction of prominent Muslim leaders from the BSP and Congress over the last year is likely to strengthen Samajwadi Party’s Muslim leadership, even as its veteran leader Azam Khan remains inactive due to jail time and poor health and Asaduddin Owaisi’s entry into the fray in Uttar Pradesh raises fresh challenges. Among the tall Muslim … Read more
The condition of roads in Uttar Pradesh is as bad as the state’s law and order and health system, and is a proof of the Yogi Adityanath government’s failure, BSP President Mayawati charged on Wednesday. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister noted that roads are directly connected to development and said despite all the claims … Read more