UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Yogi elected leader, BJP stakes claim to form govt in UP
BJP leaders Swatantra Dev Singh, Raghubar Das and others drove to Governor's house on Thursday evening after the legislative party meeting, where Adityanath was elected the leader. A proposal to this effect was put forward by senior BJP MLA Suresh Khanna, which was approved by all the legislators. UP Governor Anandiben Patel has invited Adityanath to form the government.
Watch | Punjab CM Channi uses 'Bhaiyya' jibe for people of UP, Bihar,
“Don't let Bhaiyyas from UP, Bihar, Delhi, enter Punjab,” CM Channi passed the comment during an election rally in Ropar, Punjab. Priyanka Vadra is the congress-in-charge for the upcoming elections in UP. “Bhaiyya” is considered an offensive, disparaging classist slur used to refer to people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who work as contract labourers and farmers in Punjab.
‘Dynasty politics is threat to democracy': Top 10 quotes of PM Modi from his ANI interview
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his first television interview after he returned to power in 2019. PM Modi spoke on a wide range of crucial issues including Farm Laws withdrawal, dynastic politics, corruption, politically-important UP elections and his speeches in both the houses of Parliament. Here is a concise list of top 10 quotes from PM Modi's interview:
Battle for UP: Polling begins in 11 districts for 1st phase
Voting began at 7 a.m. in 58 Assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase elections, covering 11 districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The 11 districts where polling is being held include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura. Nearly 2.27 crore voters will exercise their right. This phase is crucial for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which had won 53 of these 58 seats in 2017.
RRB NTPC Protest: Why have students taken to the streets?
The students' protest in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has entered the fifth day as the protesters displayed their disappointment over the Railway Recruitment Board’s (RRB) examination procedure. The protests reached its boiling point as a bogie of the Bhabua-Patna Intercity Express at the Gaya station was set on fire. There were incidents of vandalism of public property and clashes with local police. Given that the protests have also boiled over into poll-bound UP, it is important to understand in detail the grievances of the students and the response by the Central government.
Who is Khan Sir? Why is he under scanner for RRB NTPC exam protest?
Cracking down on the violent protests, the police booked hundreds of unidentified protestors in Bhojpur, Buxar, Nawada, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur and Patna. The Police also launched an FIR against coaching institute teachers S.K. Jha, Gagan Pratap, Gopal Verma and “Khan Sir”. Of them, the most popular is “Khan Sir”. It is important to understand why he is under scanner.
Battle for UP: SP may field widow of Yogi's rival against him
In an unexpected and interesting turn of events, Subhavati Shukla, wife of late Upendra Dutt Shukla, who was BJP's state vice-president, quietly joined the Samajwadi Party on Thursday evening. Subhavati Devi's husband Upendra Dutt Shukla, a well-known Brahmin face, had lost the by-election in Gorakhpur in 2018 on the seat vacated by Yogi Adityanath. Pravin Nishad of Samajwadi Party had won the bypoll.
Yogi asks officials to sell assets of sugar mills to pay farmers
As many as 20 sugar mills, all in the private sector, still owe over Rs 1,600 crore in dues from the previous crushing season to farmers across 50 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The move is aimed at ensuring that non-payment of dues does not adversely affect the BJP in the Assembly elections.
UP polls: Before finalising tickets for sitting MLAs, BJP reviewing their report card
A senior party leader said that the performance reports of all sitting MLAs have been received and the party's central leadership will take a call on whether they will be given tickets to contest the polls after studying them.
UP CM slashes power tariff for farmers by 50%
According to the government spokesman, the decision will directly benefit over 13 lakh users in rural and semi-rural areas. The move is apparently aimed at assuaging the feelings of farmers ahead of the state elections.
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