Samajwadi Party

UP minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers

Uttar Pradesh minister KC Pandey has been caught in a sting operation asking a Superintendent of Police to help cattle smugglers. What's more is that the phone conversation was recorded by none other than the police. ...  

Akhilesh blames 'corrupt' BSP regime for resource crunch

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday blamed "corruption" during the previous BSP regime for the crisis of resources, which was affecting the process of development in the state. ...  

Mulayam best suited for PM's post, says SP leader

Amid Modi-for-PM chant in BJP and elevation of Rahul Gandhi in Congress, a senior Samajwadi Party leader on Sunday proposed party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's name for the top post, claiming several regional parties have accepted him as their leader. Samajwadi Party is in touch with regional parties which have agreed to form a third front with Yadav as their leader, SP general secretary Ram Asrey Kushwaha said in Kanpur....  

No regulation from UP govt on the release of 'Vishwaroop': Theatre manager

Dinesh Singh, a theatre manager in Uttar Pradesh, said that they had been assured full security by the police. ...

UP: Policeman shot dead in Mulayam's constituency

A policeman was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district in the parliamentary constituency of the ruling Samajwadi Party's chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, police said. ...  

Now, Samajwadi Party to ban 'Vishwaroop' in UP

The ruling Samajwadi Party said it won't let 'Vishwaroop' - the Hindi version of the Kamal Haasan movie - to release in UP. ...  

Will watch Vishwaroop and decide on its screening in UP: Akhilesh

There is possible trouble for Kamal Haasan's 'Visgwaroopam' in North India as well. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said he will take a call on banning the Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' after watching it. Samajwadi Party leaders say the movie could be banned in UP if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...

SP leaders hint at mulling ban on 'Vishwaroopam' in UP

After Tamil Nadu, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has also indicated mulling a ban on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam''s Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' in the state. Samajwadi Party leader Asrey Kushwaha has said that the movie could be banned in Uttar Pradesh if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...  

'Shah Jahan had no right to spend crores on building Taj Mahal'

On a day when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav expressed his admiration for the Taj Mahal to foreign delegates at the Jaypee Palace hotel in Agra, his cabinet member and Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan spoke about razing the 17th century architectural wonder. ...  

Top UP cop touches feet of SP leader

The district police chief was in the eye of a storm after he reportedly touched the feet of national general secretary of Samajwadi Party Ram Gopal Yadav during a programme. ...  

List of Samajwadi Party leaders accused of breaking law

Several leaders of Samajwadi Party have been in the news for allegedly breaking the law in Uttar Pradesh. It all began when Akhilesh Yadav led the Samjwadi Party to victory and formed the government in Uttar Pradesh. After the Samajwadi Party government came to power, the crime rate has gone upwards in the state. ...  

UP: SP leader opens fire after winning poll

A Samajwadi Party leader and his supporters opened fire after winning the panchayat elections in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. The firing took place when Samajwadi Party workers were taking out a victory procession. ...  

Tinted glasses ban not for 'decent' men: UP Minister

A UP Cabinet Minister who arrived at a function Ghaziabad in a vehicle with tinted glasses on Monday said that the Supreme Court order banning black films in cars is applicable for "criminals" and not for "decent" men. ...  

Cong gives Rahul official status to take decisions: SP

The Samajwadi Party on Saturday said that by appointing Rahul Gandhi as party Vice President, the Congress has accorded an official status to his role in taking major decisions of the party. ...  

Both Congress, BJP need other parties to form govt: SP leader

The Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav has said that both the party and the BJP will not be able to form a government on their own. ...

Acting on HC order, UP govt removes tainted Noida CEO

Acting on an Allahabad High Court order, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred tainted Chief Executive Officer Noida Sanjeev Saran and placed him on wait list. CEO Greater Noida Rama Raman was given the additional charge in place of Saran, an official spokesman said. ...  

UP: Mulayam sees flaws in Akhilesh government

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government on Monday came under criticism of party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who said he was receiving a lot of complaints regarding functioning of the state government. Expressing dissatisfaction over increasing bureaucratic interference in the working of some of the departments, Mulayam advised the government to take corrective measures. ...  

UP govt to bear education expenses of Delhi braveheart's brothers

Uttar Pradesh government will bear all educational expenses of the two brothers of the 23-year old Delhi gangrape victim. The government took the decision after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visited the girl's native Medawar Kala village on Friday to meet her family, district magistrate AB Chandramauli said on Saturday. ...  

Allahabad High Court to hear plea in Taj corridor case

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is set to hear a petition challenging erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Governor TV Rajeswar's refusal to grant sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute former-UP chief minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the alleged Taj corridor scandal. ...  

UP: Akhilesh asks SP workers to improve their conduct

Expressing displeasure over the conduct of his partymen, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday warned action against those "misusing" the party symbols for personal gains. ...