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SP govt reverses more decisions taken by Mayawati

Lucknow: Reversing yet another decision taken during Mayawati regime, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to discontinue two schemes in the name of Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar and launch a fresh one in the name of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia. A meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav decided to discontinue Bhimrao Ambedkar tubewell schemes (special component plan) and Ambedkar collective tubewell scheme for...  

Taj corridor case: PILs against Mayawati rejected

Lucknow: In a major relief for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed all the Public Interest Litigations (PIL) against her in the Taj Corridor case. Several PILs had been filed challenging the Special CBI court order that dropped the proceedings against her. The Lucknow bench of the court also dismissed the petitions against her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui. Passing...  

Uttar Pradesh has turned into 'danga pradesh': BSP

Lucknow: The recurrence of riots in Uttar Pradesh has proved that the state has turned into a 'danga pradesh' (riot state) and the SP was "conspiring" to encourage communal forces to strengthen its vote bank, opposition BSP alleged on Friday. The Samajwadi Party was conspiring to encourage communal forces in order to strengthen its vote bank, alleged Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha and a senior BSP leader, Swami Prasad...  

Political parties oppose coming under RTI Act

New Delhi: Major political parties on Thursday vehemently opposed any move to bring them under the ambit of the Right to Information Act saying that facilities and subsidised buildings given for their offices do not constitute funding from the government. A Full Bench of the CIC comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and information commissioners Annapurna Dixit and M L Sharma was convened to decide on whether political parties should...  

Communal violence in Uttar Pradesh alarming: Mayawati

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday hit out at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of "complete failure on all fronts", including curbing the rising incidence of communal violence. Back from a hectic campaign in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, the BSP leader in a statement said the state was faced with communal strife and goons were ruling the roost. "It is a...  

BSP MLA retracts statement, says everyone needs mobiles

New Delhi: Yet another bizarre comment and yet another U-turn by an Indian politician. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leader Rajpal Saini, after claiming earlier in the day that girls did not need mobile phones, later retracted his statement saying he had been misquoted. "I saw on TV channels news being telecast in my name that I said that girls should not be given mobile phones. I have not given such...  

Women don't need mobile phones, says BSP MP

Muzaffarnagar: Muzaffarnagar: In his tirade against mobile phones, BSP leader Rajpal Saini stirred yet another mobile controversy and went a step too far by saying that women and children don't need mobiles. "There is no need to give phones to women and children. It distracts them and is useless. Why do women need phones? My mother, wife and sister never had mobile phones. They survived without one," said Saini. The...  

Akhilesh blames previous govt for poor roads in UP

Agra: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday blamed the previous Mayawati government for the allegedly poor state of roads and electricity production in the state. Speaking at the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Akhil Bhartiya Mathur Vaishya Mahasabha, he said his government was working for good roads linking various parts of the state and good power production and distribution, which were essential for economic growth. "The Yamuna Expressway...  

UPA govt is on ventilator, says BJP

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said the UPA Government at the Centre was on a "ventilator" supported by the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which were always talking about mid-term polls, and termed it as the "worst and corrupt government". BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said the UPA Government was "worst and corrupt government" and the country hadn't had such a government since...  

Mayawati keeps UPA on hold; no decision on support

Lucknow: Even as the political fraternity watched the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) national executive meet, party supremo Mayawati said no decision has been taken yet on whether or not to continue support to the UPA. Mayawati said that her party has left the final decision on her and she will soon take a decision. Mayawati, however, continued to slam the UPA government, saying, "It is sad to see that the...  

SP to adopt a wait-and-watch policy on UPA

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) will meet soon to decide on whether to support the Congress-led UPA Government even as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati kept the UPA guessing be not revealing her stand. The UPA is a minority government after the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had 19 MPs, withdrew support to it. Support of the BSP's 21 MPs and the Samajwadi Party's 22 MPs is crucial...  

Mayawati to announce BSP's stand on support to UPA

Lucknow: All eyes will be on Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to see whether she will pledge her support to the UPA. Not just the Centre, but Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, too, is awaiting the BSP Chief's decision. The decision is expected at the BSP national executive on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Mayawati did claim that her party was ready for early polls, but added that this would be a...  

UP has become a 'crime state': Mayawati

Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday charged the Samajwadi Party government with reducing Uttar Pradesh into a "crime state" and termed Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as "ghoshna mukhya mantri (announcement chief minister)". "Soon after the present government came to power I had expressed my apprehensions in this regard. Most of the goonda and mafia elements, who had been jailed during my government, are now out. Because of them, life of...  

Mayawati has lost mental balance: Senior SP leader

Ghaziabad: Senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday hit back at BSP chief Mayawati for her allegations that UP government has failed to curb the crime graph and fulfill promises made to people, saying "she has lost her mental balance after being voted out of power." "Allegations made by Mayawati against the SP regime are baseless and it clearly reflects that she has lost her mental balance since BSP...  

There is a good chance of mid-term elections: Mayawati

The BSP National Executive will on Wednesday decide on continuing support to the UPA government. ...

Maya launches 2014 campaign; targets SP, Congress

New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday launched her campaign for the 2014 General Elections at a rally in Lucknow. Lashing out at the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), she said that the two parties were anti-Dalit and that no anti-Dalit party will ever get her support. Welcoming her supporters, Mayawati asked them to not forget their leader Kanshi Ram, whose contribution to the Dalit community...  

Mayawati DA case: Supreme Court to hear review plea

New Delhi: Just a day before the BSP reveals its cards, the Supreme Court will be taking up a review petition in the Mayawati disproportionate assets (DA) case in an open court hearing on Tuesday. The petitioner had asked the apex court to review its July 6 judgment which had quashed the CBI's FIR against the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. The petition was filed by an Utter Pradesh native...  

Mayawati to announce stand on support to UPA tomorrow

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will kick off her party's 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign on Tuesday with a grand rally in Lucknow. The rally coincides with sixth death anniversary of party founder Kanshiram. But clarity on the big question of supporting the UPA following the Trinamool Congress's exit is expected only when the BSP's national executive discusses it on Wednesday. The rally has been called to "ponder,...  

Maya likely to announce stand on support to UPA today

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will kick off her party's 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign on Tuesday with a grand rally in Lucknow. The rally coincides with sixth death anniversary of party founder Kanshiram. Mayawati is expected to come down heavily on the UPA government on issues like allowing FDI in multi-brand retail and the diesel price hike. Mayawati will also be taking on the Akhilesh Yadav government...  

UP govt cancels holiday on Kanshiram's death anniversary

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the public holiday on the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshiram on October 9. A circular has been issued to all the district magistrates in the state in this regard, official sources said on Saturday. In fact, Azamgarh DM Pranjal Yadav on Saturday issued a statement and said that the state government has cancelled public holiday on the occasion of death anniversary of...