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Shivpal Yadav Attends UP Assembly's Special Session, Calls It "Historic"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

Samajwadi Party MLA Shivpal Yadav, who has formed the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), attended a special session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday, terming it "historic".

Uttar Pradesh Legislature Set To Create History With 36-Hour-Long Special Session

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh Legislature is set to create history of sorts on Thursday night by holding 36-hour-long uninterrupted sessions of both Houses amidst a boycott by rival parties, even as some of their MLAs chose to attend the proceedings.

UP Assembly's Special Session Stretches Beyond Midnight

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Nearly 100 BJP MLAs and ministers sat overnight in the UP Assembly as part of the 36-hour special session to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, with many members making speeches on various issues and a minister exercising in the early hours.

Congress Raebareli MLA Skips Priyanka Gandhi March, Attends UP Assembly

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday October 3, 2019

A Congress MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Aditi Singh, attended a special assembly session on Wednesday to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi despite a joint opposition boycott and skipped a protest of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Lucknow.

Samajwadi Party Seeks Shivpal Yadav's Disqualification From UP Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

The Samajwadi Party (SP) has moved an application seeking the disqualification of Shivpal Singh Yadav from the Uttar Pradesh assembly under the anti-defection law.

Uttar Pradesh Has Potential To Become $1 Trillion Economy: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said Uttar Pradesh has the potential to become a USD 1 trillion economy and though it's a big target, it is not impossible to achieve as the state has the requisite resources and manpower.

Uproar In Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Over Law And Order Situation

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The Upper House of the Uttar Pradesh legislature witnessed chaotic scenes on the first day of the monsoon session today with a determined opposition forcing adjournment of the legislative council soon after it met.

Akhilesh Yadav Asks Party Workers To Prepare For 2022 Assembly Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2019

After a poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has asked party workers to start preparing for the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Chaos In UP Assembly Over Akhilesh Yadav Being Stopped At Airport

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned today amid protests by legislators of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party over Akhilesh Yadav being stopped at the Lucknow airport on his way to Allahabad.

SP And BSP Lawmakers Throw Paper Balls, Climb On Tables In UP Assembly

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday February 5, 2019

The budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly was off to a stormy start today, as legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) hurled paper balls, raised slogans and climbed on chairs as Governor Ram Naik addressed the joint session.

In UP Assembly, BJP Lawmaker Ashok Singh Chandel Alleges Threat To Life

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 31, 2018

BJP MLA Ashok Singh Chandel today created a flutter in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly when he alleged threat to his life and said he was not getting adequate security despite raising the issue with authorities in Lucknow.

UP Assembly Approves Bill On Restoring Anticipatory Bail Provisions

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 31, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today approved a key bill that will pave the way for the re-introduction of the provision of anticipatory bail, which was revoked in the state during the Emergency in 1976.

Teacher Attempts To Set Himself On Fire Outside UP Assembly Building

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 25, 2018

A teacher who failed to meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to petition him about forcible takeover of his school in Chitrakoot by local musclemen attempted to kill himself in front of the Vidhan Sabha building on Saturday, police said.

Bill To Kill Organised Crime In UP To Re-Appear In Assembly Today

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday March 27, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh government will re-introduce in the state assembly today a new bill to smash organised crime in the state, after the bill could not be passed in the legislative council. The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill or UPCOCB was passed by the UP assembly on December 21, 2017. The UPCOCB was then sent to the legislative counci...

UP's Rashtriya Lok Dal Expels Lawmaker For Voting For BJP In Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 24, 2018

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Ajit Singh today expelled the party's lone MLA in the UP Assembly, Sahender Singh Chauhan, for working against its directives and casting his vote for the BJP in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections.