Send Adityanath to his mutt: Mayawati to voters
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday asked voters to send UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to his mutt, alleging that he nurses grudge against the Muslims and ignored the poor due to his "casteist narrow-mindedness".
"Send Yogiji back to his mutt, to his family. He had made big promises but the implementation was negligible. Due to his casteist narrow-mindedness, he ignored the development of the SC/ST community and extremely backward people," the former UP CM alleged.
Akhilesh was born with silver spoon, never thought about poor: Nadda
BJP president JP Nadda alleged on Saturday that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav never thought about the poor as he was born with a silver spoon.
He also accused the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister of trying to shield terrorists.
UP Polls: SP, BJP candidates' kin booked for violent clash after campaign
About two dozen BJP and SP supporters were booked and nine arrested for allegedly clashing with each other in Khudadat village of Matera assembly constituency, police said on Saturday.
A senior police officer said the fight broke out Friday night between supporters of SP candidate Madhuri Verma and BJP candidate Arunveer Singh outside a ‘dhaba’.
No CM face declared for Manipur elections
The opposition Congress and BJP, which leads the ruling alliance since 2017, has decided not to project a CM candidate ahead of elections despite having Okram Ibobi Singh and NBiren Singh as the tallest leader in their respective camp.
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UP polls for saving democracy, Constitution: Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Uttar Pradesh Assemblypollsare for saving democracy and the country’s Constitution, which will be "destroyed" by the BJP if it returns to power in the state.
In an apparent jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yadav said though the BJP government talks about "sabka saath, sabka vikas", its people are backward only in documents and not by birth.
These elections are for saving democracy and the Constitution, he said. If the BJP comes to power, it will destroy both, Yadav alleged in an election rally here.
'UP not developed because you vote for caste, religion', Priyanka Gandhi tells voters
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday blamed the politics of caste and religion for the ‘dismal' state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh and said the non-Congress governments for three decades had done nothing except tall claims of development.
All their (BJP) policies are made for the big industrialists: Priyanka Gandhi
Accusingthe BJP, she said thatthat these big industralist friends are the ones who fund the party and run the media.
"Today, under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the Modi government provides free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh to the poor. Under this scheme, 2.5 crore people have been treated for serious illness," says JP Nadda
BJP banks on 'Hindutva', SP on caste equations in fifth phase of UP polls
BJP will be banking on 'Hindutva' while its main rival Samajwadi Party (SP) on caste equations and support of the Muslims in the fifth phase of polling on 61 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, which included Ayodhya, on Sunday.
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"Before 2015, many children died due to Japanese fever in Gorakhpur and surrounding area. There was no treatment at that time. We opened a special testing lab at The Gorakhpur Medical College, opened super specialty blocks there. At the same time, we have also opened AIIMS in Gorakhpur," says JP Nadda
"My allegation is that the Samajwadi Party has links with terrorists. My allegation is that the leaders of the Samajwadi Party patronise the goons. There were 200 riots in UP under Akhilesh's rule and in Yogi's five years, there was not a single riot in UP," said JP Nadda
UP polls: Swami Prasad Maurya faces stiff challenge in Fazilnagar seat
Influential OBC leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who recently switched over to the SP along with some other BJP leaders, faces a tough challenge to enter the assembly for the sixth time.
Close on the heels of a BJP master stroke of inducting former Union minister and popular OBC leader RPN Singh to cover up for the loss, Maurya changed his constituency from Padrauna to Fazilnagar within the Kushinagar district.
The image and destiny of Uttar Pradesh have to be changed and the common man has to be strengthened: JP Nadda
Akhilesh has been taught by BJP to talk about development: Nadda
"Nowadays, Akhilesh ji talks about development, but it does not suit him. Because all his life he has done some more work, now under compulsion he has to talk about development," he said.
Before 2016, children died due to Japanese fever in Gorakhpur and the surrounding area. There was no treatment facility then. We have opened special testing labs in Gorakhpur Medical College, super speciality blocks there. Along with this, AIIMS has also been given to Gorakhpur: JP Nadda
During the Corona epidemic, Modi ji did the work of delivering food grains to the homes of the poor under the Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. In Uttar Pradesh, Yogi ji separately delivered food grains to the poor. Modi ji's ration is different and Yogi ji's ration is different, this is the power of double engine government: JP Nadda
When the Prime Minister opened Jan Dhan accounts for the poor, the opposition was making fun of him. What does Akhilesh ji born with a silver spoon mean to the poor's bank account? Their account is few here, their account is somewhere else: JP Nadda
When the Prime Minister opened Jan Dhan accounts for the poor, the opposition was making fun of him. What does Akhilesh ji born with a silver spoon mean to the poor's bank account? Their account is few here, their account is somewhere else: JP Nadda
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP, Nishad Party and Apna Dal are an alliance of NDA. In UP, once again the public has a chance to strengthen the poor, the deprived, the victim, the exploited, the farmer, the last man standing: JP Nadda
Ram Temple being built in Ayodhya is possible due to the power of the vote: JP Nadda
"When we were fighting the battle of Ram Janmabhoomi, the SP government had opened fire on Ram devotees. But we were still standing that, Ramlala we will come, we will build the temple there. Today a grand Ram temple is being built in Ayodhya. This is the power of your vote," says JP Nadda
Under the leadership of PM Modi and due to the policies of Yogi, BJP has played a special role in the development of UP. No other party has the power to keep the report card of its work done in front of the public, only BJP has this power: JP Nadda
Akhilesh used to steal 'toti' (taps), how can they provide 'roti' (food): Anurag Thakur
Akhilesh Yadav is talking about providing free electricity but during SP's tenure there used to be no electricity, instead, people would hang clothes on electricity wires. They (Akhilesh) used to steal 'toti' (taps), how can they provide 'roti' (food):Union Minister Anurag Thakur
BJP will cross the mark of 300 seats: Yogi Adityanath
After 4 phases of polling, I can say this with confidence that there's a wave in favour of the BJP and it will get an absolute majority. Once again BJP will cross the mark of 300 seats: UP CM Yogi Adityanath at a rally in Ballia
'Haathi' sliding here andthere...Cycle can be easily punctured...Those who ate the poor's ration, we've bulldozers for them. Power of bulldozer is such that it's used for construction andto raze illegal possession of mafias,corrupt ministers: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Ambedkar Nagar
When we come back in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, most of these 'pariwarwadis' will be seen offering 'Kar Seva' with Ram devotees in Ayodhya...BJP govt believes in 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas': UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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With Ayodhya set to face its first election after the construction of Ram temple began, a high-voltage campaign is being witnessed in the holy city which is revolving around 'ram' rather than 'kaam (work)'.
BJP will not get double digit mark in Manipur: Nitish Kumar's JD (U)
Nitish Kumar-led Janta Dal (United), which is an ally of BJP in Bihar and at the Centre has claimed that the saffron party will not get a double digit mark in Manipur Assembly elections due to strong anti-incumbancy.