New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was the cynosure of all eyes at the UPA anniversary function in 2012, was conspicuous by his absence on Wednesday. Instead, the pride of place was taken by Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Chandra Mishra and Brajesh Pathak who did not attend the presentation of the 'Report to the People' but came in time for dinner. No leader or MP from Samajwadi Party was present at the function.
Congress managers, however, downplayed the absence of Yadav with Union Minister Rajeev Shukla saying the absence of any party at the function does not mean that it was not supporting the UPA. Both the BSP leaders were seated at the same table as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and UPA leaders like Sharad Pawar and outside supporters like RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan.
Amar Singh was seated on the same table but a Union Minister said the seat was reserved for Defence Minister AK Antony who had to move to the table of the Prime Minister. Sanjeev Kumar of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha was also present at the function. Despite not being a part of the UPA, Lalu Prasad and Paswan were also present on the dais.
Later asked whether Congress would include his party in the UPA, Lalu Prasad remarked "whether it happens or not, we are going to support them". The highlight of the 2012 function was the growing bonhomie between the Congress
10:32 PM, May 22, 2013
Lucknow: Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Maulana Ahmed Bukhari on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over the death of terror suspect Khalid Mujahid in police custody. Bukhari told reporters after his meeting, in which Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav was also present, that they had assured "adequate compensation" to the Mujahid's kin. However, there was no official word from the state government. "I told them...
08:45 AM, May 20, 2013
Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma has once again attacked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. This time he has accused Mulayam of being hand in glove with the BJP during the attempt to bring down the Babri Masjid in the early 1990s. He says he has been forced to make the revelation after Mulayam publicly praised BJP leader LK Advani. Beni Prasad had recently apologised after a similar outburst against ...
11:13 AM, May 15, 2013
Lucknow: Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Tuesday accused Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav of conniving with BJP leader LK Advani to bring down the Babri mosque in Ayodhya. Congress leader Verma said in Lucknow that after detaining BJP leaders like Advani and Vinay Katiyar at a guest house in Faizabad, Mulayam Singh Yadav, the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, had met them discreetly and it was...
03:26 AM, May 15, 2013
The Samajwadi Party chief slammed the Congress for presenting the Food Security Bill, saying, "The House is not in order. Presenting the Food Security Bill at this time is not appropriate." ...
07:29 PM, May 07, 2013
Bareilly: BJP president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attacked BSP and Samajwadi Party for continuing their support to the "scamster" Congress-led UPA government and said his party will not stake claim to form a government in case both withdrew support to it. "These parties say they are together as they want to check BJP from coming to power, but today BJP promises that it would not stake claim to form government...
09:25 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday accused the UPA government of being "weak and cowardly" over the incursion of Chinese troops in Ladakh and warned that China "is the biggest enemy" of India but "Pakistan is no threat". Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the former defence minister alleged that the Chinese incursion was aimed at annexing Indian territory. "I have been raising this issue for the...
03:10 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: The government's China policy came under fierce attack from the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Opposition MPs led by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh described the government's conduct on the Chinese intrusion into eastern Ladakh as 'cowardly'. "I have never seen a more coward government in Indian history. They cannot say that our armed forces are ready. They are now sending a minister. Is the minister...
02:10 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday left for the United States to deliver a lecture at Harvard Business School. Akhilesh will address students on the successful hosting of Maha Kumbh 2013. Akhilesh is expected to talk about the administrative challenges faced in hosting the 55-day long event. The successful hosting of Maha Kumbh 2013 has earned UP CM Akhilesh an invite from Harvard University to speak...
10:10 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday sharpened its attack on the UPA government demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the 2G spectrum scam and coalgate. Even as the Opposition appeared divided over seeking PM's resignation, for the Congress these are worrying times. The passage of crucial bills in the Budget Session including the Finance Bill are at stake if the deadlock persists. The NDA is upping the...
09:40 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The BJP parliamentary party has decided that its MPs will continue to press for the PM's and the Law Minister's ouster for allegedly vetting the CBI investigations into coal block allocations. ...
12:40 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Lucknow: Raising the pitch for Third Front, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said welfare of people will only take place when a government of 'third force' is installed at the Centre. The former UP chief minister said, "Welfare of people will only take place when there was a government of the third force at Delhi." "Congress or BJP will not form government at the Centre, instead a...
09:06 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Barabanki: At a time when his party chief is projecting a major national role for himself, SP leader Azam Khan on Thursday said Manmohan Singh may become the Prime Minister for the third time if the UPA retains power. "Manmohan Singh may hit the jackpot again as a consensus is emerging in UPA over his name if the alliance is voted back to power," the senior SP leader said in...
02:07 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Rampur: The war of words between the Samajwadi Party and Congress continued as UP minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Tuesday fired a fresh salvo on the UPA, accusing it creating a "fear psychosis" among allies to ensure their continued support. "The UPA works with a policy of 'Darao Aur Raaj Karo' (create fear to rule) to enjoy continuous support of their allies," Azam said in Rampur. The senior Samajwadi Party...
05:47 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Varanasi: SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday heaped praise on BJP leader LK Advani for the third time in as many weeks, but ruled out any alliance with BJP "People get angry when I say Advaniji is an honest person, he has suffered a lot during the country's partition and has spent a life in hardship. "But, if a person is truthful and honest, irrespective of the party he...
04:05 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Raking up the Ram temple issue, BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday asked partymen not to be apologetic for the Ayodhya movement and instead take pride in it. Advani also referred to Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's recent words of praise for him, which had surprised many, and said that people should not hesitate to speak the "right thing" as "the world will accept it". "When people...
02:35 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh met his party MLAs and MPs in Lucknow on Saturday. The meet was held to review the progress on 2014 Lok Sabha election preparations. Earlier, meeting of the presidents of district and city units were also held. The Samajwadi Party has declared candidates on 71 Lok Sabha seats. Meanwhile, party leader Ram Ashrey Khushwaha did not ruled out the possibility of a Third Front...
02:47 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Anticipating General elections later in 2013, Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Wednesday said no government can be formed at the Centre without the support of either his party or Congress, virtually conceding that neither could get a majority. Partly agreeing with Advani, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav also saw the possibility of early polls and asked his partymen to work for getting "maximum" number of seats for...
06:39 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Raking up the issue of misuse of CBI, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said fighting with the government is not easy as it can use CBI and put one in jail. ...
04:50 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The Congress on Wednesday reportedly reprimanded Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for attacking Mulayam Singh Yadav and asks him not to make personal barbs against Samajwadi Party chief. Meanwhile, Beni Prasad met another Mulayam baiter Amar Singh earlier in the day. ...
03:29 PM, Apr 03, 2013
