July , 2008
Maulana Mulayam and perils of nuclear deal
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August 2007: UNPA leaders meet in New Delhi to hold discussions over the crucial Nuclear Deal. After the meeting UNPA chairperson and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses a press conference and tells the reporters: "We have no foreign policy. Even the Congress does not know what our foreign policy is. We will go to the parliament and the people." Now cut to 3rd July, 2008: The same UNPA leaders again meet in New Delhi to discuss their stand over the Nuclear Deal. Now Mulayam Singh Yadav is neither willing to oppose the Nuclear Deal either inside the parliament or out on the streets. Instead the Samajwadi Party Chief has taken a U turn. While the UNPA leaders pose photographs holding each other hands for the camera and try to send a message that they stand united, Samajwadi Party's dramatic shift towards the Congress marks the beginning of the....
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Abhishek Patni joined CNN-IBN in July 2005 and is working as a Special Correspondent in Noida. In his 15-year career, he has worked with The Pioneer, Hindustan Times, Zee News and Sahara Samay. He joined the channel as Bureau Chief in Lucknow. A keen observer of politics, Patni has covered the 1997, 1998 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and the UP Assembly elections of 1997, 2002 and 2007. Apart from several special reports and impact stories including the Amitabh Bachchan Barabanki Land scam, Manjunath murder case and Mayawati Taj Corridor case, he's also reported live from Badrinath on the kapat opening ceremony at height of 10,800 feet in 2004. A product of St Joseph's College Nainital, he has a Masters in Modern Indian History from the DAV college, Dehradun. He also has a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from Bhartiya Vidhaya Bhawan, Lucknow. He has done an appreciation course in professional cinematography from Pune in 2001. Loves traveling, trekking, reading and writing. Is married with a son.
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