Akhilesh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Shreds Son Akhilesh, Who Tweets: 'Netaji Zindabad'

India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 25, 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav did not announce a new party today, as was widely expected, but he declared instead that it was his estranged son Akhilesh Yadav who had quit the Samajwadi Party. "He is my son and so has my blessings but I do not agree with his decisions," said the Samajwadi Party patron.

Mulayam Yadav May Announce New Party With Lok Dal Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 25, 2017

In a crucial turn of events in the battle for supremacy in the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav is likely to announce a new outfit tomorrow along with virtually defunct Lok Dal, and retain the 'samajwadi' tag in its name, sources in the two parties have indicated.

Beware Of 'Fake' Samajwadis, Akhilesh Yadav Tells Party Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against "fake samajwadis", signalling fresh strain in the party's top ranks.

Beware Of 'Fake' Samajwadis, Akhilesh Yadav Tells Party Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against "fake samajwadis", signalling fresh strain in the party's top ranks.

Ahead Of Party Conclave, Mulayam Yadav Sends a Sharp Message To His Son

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Thursday September 21, 2017

In a sign that efforts to get Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav reconcile their differences ahead of a party conclave next month were headed south, the Samajwadi Party patriarch today sacked his son's confidant Ramgopal Yadav as secretary of the Lohia Trust, replacing him with his own, Shivpal Yadav.

Yogi Adityanath's White Paper Is A Book Of Lies: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today called Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'white paper', highlighting the failure of previous regimes, a "book of lies".

Akhilesh Yadav Defends Rahul Gandhi's 'India Being Run By Dynasties' Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav today defended Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remark that India was being run by dynasties, saying world history was replete with examples of people taking a plunge into politics due to their family background.

Bullet Train Should Have Been Between Delhi, Kolkata: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav today said that the Narendra Modi government should have launched the bullet train project for the New Delhi-Kolkata route.

Possible New Ministers And How They Place In BJP's Election Strategy

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday September 1, 2017

While revamping his Cabinet, in a massive shake-up expected on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to factor in key assembly elections in several states ahead of the 2019 national election, when he will seek a second term.

Was Pressured Into Making Nitish Kumar CM, Lalu Yadav Says At Patna Rally

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 27, 2017

At his grand anti-BJP rally in Patna, Lalu Yadav today vented ire on former ally Nitish Kumar, saying he had agreed to let Mr Kumar be the Chief Minister only after pressure from ally Sharad Yadav and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh. On the dais with him was Sharad Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Mulayam Singh and former Chief Minist...

'Pan-India Grand Alliance': Sharad Yadav Vows At Lalu Yadav's Big Rally

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 27, 2017

From the platform of Lalu Prasad's grand anti-BJP rally in Patna today, Sharad Yadav today promised a pan-India grand alliance that would take on the BJP at the next general election. The estranged leader of the Janata Dal United, who is staring at an expulsion from the party for defying orders not to attend the rally, was greeted warmly by Lalu Ya...

Akhilesh, Sharad Yadav Attend Lalu Prasad's Anti-BJP Rally In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday August 27, 2017

Rebel JD-U leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday shared a stage for the first time with RJD chief Lalu Yadav at an anti-BJP rally, ignoring the JD-U's warning not to attend it.

Differing Opinion Between Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayum Yadav Natural: Ram Govind Chaudhary

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 26, 2017

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary today said party chief Akhilesh Yadav has the blessings of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and difference of opinion between them was "natural" for a democratic party.

Akhilesh Yadav To Attend Lalu Prasad's Rally On August 27, Mayawati Uncertain

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will attend RJD's "BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao" rally in Patna on Sunday, but participation of BSP supremo Mayawati appears uncertain as on today.

Lalu Yadav's Opposition Rally Tests Political Rivals On Anti-BJP Pitch

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday August 21, 2017

Lalu Yadav's Patna rally on Sunday is drawing an opposition A-list, but Bahujan Samaj Pary chief Mayawati may choose to send a senior party leader instead of attending herself, with arch rival Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party confirming he will be on stage. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress clearly does not h...

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Targets Rahul Gandhi, Says Gorakhpur Not A 'Picnic Spot'

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 19, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his planned visit here saying the "yuvraj (prince) sitting in Delhi" cannot be permitted to make Gorakhpur "a picnic spot".

Uttar Pradesh Police Detain Akhilesh Yadav On Way To Attend Protest Rally

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 17, 2017

Akhilesh Yadav was today detained by the police in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district when he was on his way to Auraiya to attend a protest rally.

Yogi Adityanath Speaks On Gorakhpur Hospital Child Deaths: Highlights

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday August 13, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, who briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Gorakhpur tragedy on Saturday, later said at a press conference that the role of the oxygen vendor will be probed

'Standard-Setting Punishment', Vows Yogi Adityanath In UP Tragedy: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Snigdha Basu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 14, 2017

Hours after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur, where 63 children died last week, the government removed the doctor under whose watch the oxygen shortage of Thursday took place. During his visit, the Chief Minister had underscored the importance of investigation, promising that the punishment to the...

Despicable If Oxygen Shortage Caused Deaths In Gorakhpur: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 13, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said a magisterial probe has been set up to investigate the deaths of more than 60 children in five days at a hospital in Gorakhpur - the district he has represented in parliament for nearly 20 years - and the state government is doing all it can to find out if oxygen shortage led to the deaths...

Mulayam Yadav Sacks 4 Akhilesh Loyalists From Lohia Trust

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal today participated in a meeting of the Lohia Trust, during which four Akhilesh Yadav loyalists were removed as its members.

Seeing Who's With Me In 'Bad Times', Says Akhilesh Yadav As Partymen Leave

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 7, 2017

In the backdrop of three members of legislative council recently quitting the party and joining the BJP, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said those who wanted to go, should go without offering any excuse, so that he could ascertain who were with him in "bad times".

India's Borders Not Safe Because Of Centre's Inconsistent Policy: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 2, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav On Tuesday said the country's borders were not safe because of "inconsistent policies" of the central government.

2 Samajwadi Party Legislators Quit, Akhilesh Yadav Blames BJP

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday July 29, 2017

In a massive jolt to Akhilesh Yadav, two lawmakers quit the Samajwadi Party today, alleging suffocation within the party. The lawmakers - Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Singh - are members of the Upper House of the state Assembly and their resignations come on a day when BJP chief Amit Shah has landed in Lucknow for a three-day visit to interact with pa...

Nitish Kumar Stakes Claim To Form Government With BJP, Oath At 10 AM

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Alok Pandey, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Thursday July 27, 2017

Nitish Kumar met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday night to stake claim to form government with the support of the BJP, hours after he dramatically resigned as Chief Minister, ending his mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress.

Akhilesh Yadav Accuses BJP Of 'Spreading Anarchy' In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 24, 2017

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said there was 'anarchy' in Uttar Pradesh and held the ruling BJP responsible for the situation.

Samajwadi Party Leader Suffers Heart Attack At Meeting With Akhilesh Yadav, Dies

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 22, 2017

A senior Samajwadi Party leader Uma Shankar Chowdhary passed away after suffering a massive heart attack on Saturday during a meeting being chaired by party president Akhilesh Yadav at the party office.

Demolishing Cycle Track Wrong Move By UP Government: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 5, 2017

With the Uttar Pradesh government going after the cycle tracks set up during the previous Samajwadi Party regime, former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav On Tuesday highlighted the benefits of cycling.

Akhilesh Yadav Deletes Tweet That Left Many Baffled

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday July 4, 2017

Akhilesh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, this morning deleted a tweet after being roasted for highlighting a news report that was unarguably damning to him and his family.

Cycle Tracks To Go In UP After 'Samajwadi' Vanished From State Schemes

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday July 4, 2017

After stripping the word "Samajwadi" from various government schemes, the Yogi Adityanath government has now shifted focus to cycle tracks constructed during former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's regime.