Akhilesh Yadav
7 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Akhilesh Yadav”, published between June 2018 and August 2019. They are filed mainly under SP, BSP, BJP. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Akhilesh Yadav on Chidambaram’s Arrest: ‘Battle of Papers’ Must Be Fought
Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, reacting to the CBI’s arrest of former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media case, said anyone wanting to stand up to the government must first win the fight on paper. He was speaking to the media in Firozabad. ‘Battle of papers’ “This is a battle of papers and it should be fought,” Yadav said. He argued that the government holds all the powers, with the police, the army and every department under its control, so it canRead More
SP-BSP alliance fields Akhilesh Yadav from Azamgarh to counter Modi-Yogi in east UP
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to contest the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat is a calculated move by the SP-BSP alliance to win back ground in eastern Uttar Pradesh and blunt what it calls the Modi-Yogi effect, according to political observers and alliance insiders. The 2014 setback In 2014 the BJP won 71 of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats and its ally Apna Dal took two. SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav held Azamgarh, but the BJP took every other seat in the eastern region, including traditional SP and BSP strongholds suchRead More
Akhilesh Yadav says BJP using CBI against SP and BSP after alliance talks
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of using the CBI against leaders of the SP and the BSP because the BJP was nervous about their alliance. He described CBI raids on SP and BSP leaders and IAS officers in an illegal mining case as politically motivated. “Earlier, the Congress gave the opportunity to meet the CBI, now the BJP has given it,” he said. The BJP quickly hit back, noting that the Allahabad High Court took up the matter in 2016 and handed itRead More
Why Yogi Adityanath spent 20 days away from Uttar Pradesh campaigning
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spent at least 20 days of the past month outside his state, campaigning for the BJP in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh elections. BJP leaders said he was second only to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a crowd-puller, citing his Hindutva stance, novelty as a campaigner and ability to rouse audiences. A packed schedule Over the month, Adityanath addressed 26 rallies across the three states: six in Chhattisgarh, nine in Madhya Pradesh and 11 in Rajasthan. He planned to finish in Rajasthan onRead More
Akhilesh Yadav and NDA ally Rajbhar attack UP government over renaming cities
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday used a couplet on Twitter to criticise the Yogi Adityanath government for renaming cities in Uttar Pradesh, arguing that development work had stalled while only names were changing. He attached photographs of works he said had been halted. The attack came a day after a state cabinet meeting chaired by Adityanath approved renaming Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Prayagraj. Criticism from within the NDA On the same day, the government faced a verse-laden jibe from one of its own ministers, Om PrakashRead More
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