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  • Akhilesh Yadav humiliated his father to seize celebration, now pleading him to save lots of his seat: PM Narendra Modi

    Mulayam Singh Yadav had campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav at the seat despite the fact that he has maintained a low profile throughout this election.

  • ‘I’m combating to shape majority like in 2007’: BSP leader Mayawati assaults BJP and Samajwadi Birthday party

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    AMBEDKARNAGAR (UTTAR PRADESH): BSP leader Mayawati on Saturday alleged that individuals, particularly the ones belonging to minority communities, reside in concern below the BJP govt and promised that her birthday party will paintings to make sure social justice to all if voted to energy in Uttar Pradesh.

    Addressing a rally right here, the previous leader minister additionally accused the Samajwadi Birthday party (SP) of operating towards the pursuits of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

    “Dalits, Backwards and particularly Muslim communities were dwelling in concern and terror below this govt. Harassment at the foundation of caste and faith might not be allowed after all below BSP rule,” the Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP) supremo mentioned.

    “We’re combating to shape a majority govt like 2007 and to do away with the casteist, narrow-minded, boastful and dictatorial rule of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP). You’ll have to make stronger BSP, the one birthday party that cares for all sections of society to make sure this,” Mayawati mentioned.

    The BSP got here to energy in 2007, successful 206 meeting seats of the overall 403. Its seat rely used to be lowered to 80 in 2012 and simply 19 seats within the 2017 election. Not like the ruling BJP and the SP, the BSP’s campaigning in UP has remained subdued.

    Alternatively, her birthday party leaders insist that Mayawati has a faithful voter base and he or she had avoided the limelight even ahead of her 2007 victory. Mayawati mentioned that the Akhilesh Yadav govt cancelled the supply of reservation for SCs and STs in govt tenders which used to be first offered by means of the BSP.

    The SP additionally tore a invoice for reservation in promotion and stalled its passage in Lok Sabha, she alleged.

    The SP govt additionally stopped the scholarship for college students of SC/ST communities and adjusted the names of puts named after Dalit icons and cited that Ravidas Nagar used to be renamed Bhadohi, Mayawati alleged.

    She additionally attacked the Congress, pronouncing that it used to be ruling for many years after Independence however because of its unhealthy insurance policies, it’s out of energy each on the Centre and in states.

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    “Building of other folks from a selected caste used to be taken up below earlier governments however the BSP labored for the improvement of each and every segment of society, together with the ones from the backward castes. However the paintings finished by means of us used to be undone by means of the Samajwadi Birthday party and BJP after they got here to energy,” Mayawati mentioned.

    Focused on the BJP, Mayawati alleged its insurance policies are enthusiastic about selling “casteist, capitalist and narrow-minded concepts of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)”. This has ushered in an atmosphere of non secular pressure and hate within the state, she claimed.

    Mayawati puzzled the state of legislation and order within the state below the BJP and the SP. “Ladies, other folks of backward castes and Dalits aren’t protected below the rule of thumb of BJP. Persons are being burdened at the foundation in their caste and faith. This may exchange when BSP will come to energy. Mafia and goons might be despatched again to prison which is their proper position,” mentioned Mayawati.

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    “The BSP is the one birthday party that equipped employment to the youths throughout the ultimate 4 occasions it got here to energy. Our efforts now not simplest stopped migration but in addition introduced individuals who have migrated to different puts again to their properties,” she added.

    “I wish to guarantee you that the early life is not going to must migrate searching for jobs in my govt. They’re going to get employment within the state simplest,” mentioned Mayawati The BSP supremo asserted that her birthday party will paintings for the uplift of other folks from all sections of society, make preparations of employment for the early life, supply amenities to farmers and shape a fee to fulfil the calls for of presidency workers.

    “Farmers and the typical guy also are affected by the incorrect insurance policies of the central govt. The BSP will make sure that the incorrect insurance policies of the central govt might not be imposed within the state,” Mayawati added.

  • Uttar Pradesh elections: Rampur’s fierce struggle centres round Samajwadi Birthday party’s Azam Khan

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    RAMPUR (UTTAR PRADESH): Some of the keenly expected contests in Uttar Pradesh is going down within the Muslim-dominated seat of Rampur, the place jailed Samajwadi Birthday party chief Azam Khan is up towards Congress’ Kazim Ali Khan and BJP’s Akash Saxena.

    What lends an edge to this contest is how Kazim and Saxena are seeking to nook the nine-time MLA, and arguably the tallest Muslim chief within the state, Azam Khan. In truth, as one travels round Rampur, it may be observed that every one poll-related conversations are polarised round only one topic – Azam Khan.

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    Towards him pitted is his previous rival Kazim Ali Khan, son of the ultimate Nawab of Rampur, whose oldsters received the Rampur Lok Sabha seat seven occasions on Congress price ticket. The opposite contender, Saxena, additionally has a historical past with Azam, as his father, former BJP minister Shiv Bahadur Saxena, misplaced the Meeting polls from this seat to Azam Khan long ago in 1989. Saxena, a attorney, is chargeable for greater than part of the instances filed towards the SP chief.

    All the way through his ballot marketing campaign 46-year-old Saxena boasts about submitting 30 of the over 100 FIRs towards the SP veteran whilst Kazim claims he’s the one that is to be credited for exposing Azam. “Saxena can have adopted up on a couple of instances however other folks of Rampur know that I’m the one that filed the first actual criticism and uncovered the numerous frauds and crimes of Azam Khan and his circle of relatives,” Kazim says.

    He provides that Azam Khan’s “so-called building used to be just for himself”. 

    In line with retired govt worker Ramesh Pandey, this election is ready building and excellent law-and-order led to by means of Yogi Adityanath as opposed to Azam Khan’s paintings in Rampur. “It’s true that Azam Khan introduced exceptional building to Rampur however we need to assume holistically this time,” Pandey says.

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    Panwesi Lal, who works at a shoe store, has a special view. “Rampur is far forward in building in comparison to different puts in UP so, Azam Khan must be delivered to energy once more,” he stated.

    Lal’s co-worker Ashok Kumar has the same opinion however says Azam Khan’s absence from campaigning has made issues tough for the SP chief, such a lot in order that he may lose his seat for the first actual time.

    Lal does not let Kumar end his argument and issues to the e-rickshaw going previous announcing, “Does not subject that Azam Khan is in prison however other folks like those that were given jobs thru e-rickshaws are there to vouch for him.”

    Many in Rampur agreed with Lal’s view. Fahim Khan, a attorney within the town, stated, “Azam Khan’s absence will handiest carry extra votes for Khan as his paintings is there for everybody to look.”

  • Earlier governments in Uttar Pradesh had been casteists, PM Modi labored for welfare of all: Amit Shah

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    BAREILLY: Union House Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday termed the governments shaped ahead of the BJP got here to energy in Uttar Pradesh as “casteist” and claimed that Top Minister Narendra Modi labored for the welfare of all castes.

    At an election assembly in Aonla of Bareilly district, Shah mentioned that as BJP president in 2017 he had promised his birthday celebration would finish “gundaa raj’ in Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi Adityanath govt has saved the promise, he claimed. “Mafias don’t seem to be visual in Uttar Pradesh. Azam Khan, Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari are in prison,” he mentioned.

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    Coaching his weapons on the opposition events, Shah mentioned, “The former governments of Uttar Pradesh had been casteists. When the SP (Samajwadi Birthday celebration) got here (to energy), paintings was once achieved for one caste. When the BSP (Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration) was once in energy, then paintings was once achieved for the opposite caste. Modi Ji did construction for all and labored for all castes with the ‘sabka saath, sabka vishvaas’ (mantra).”

    “When the SP or BSP was once in energy mafia was once ruling the roost within the state. Narendra Modi Ji and Yogi Ji have despatched them to prison,” he added.

  • Uttar Pradesh polls: PM Narendra Modi seeks vote for peace for all, safety of ladies in Saharanpur

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    LUCKNOW: Starting up his ballot marketing campaign by way of addressing first bodily rally in Saharanpur, the western tip of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, Top Minister Narendra Modi known as upon the citizens to strengthen riot-free and non violent state, criminals at the back of the bars and safety for ladies.

    The Top Minister addressed his rally whilst the primary segment of balloting was once on over 58 seats throughout 11 western UP districts together with the ones adjacent Saharanpur like Shamli and Muzaffarnagar. In all, the destiny of 623 applicants was once at stake within the first segment of balloting on Thursday.  

    Then again, Saharanpur will move to polls in the second one segment on February 14 when balloting could be hung on 55 seats throughout 9 districts of western UP.

    Achieving out to different part of the inhabitants, the PM stressed out that the BJP executive was once crucial for Uttar Pradesh to deal with a secured surroundings for the ladies to develop with out worry. Claiming that BJP sought after the ladies to give a contribution to nation-building, he stated that all of the sectors have been being opened for them. He additionally raised the problem of triple talaq in Saharanpur the place Muslims make round 42 consistent with cent of the inhabitants.

    Amid the raging row over hijab in BJP dominated Karnataka, the PM pitched in favour of Muslim ladies pronouncing the BJP executive freed them from the clutches of atrocities within the title of triple talaq by way of bringing a regulation in opposition to the apply. 

    “When Muslim ladies began brazenly supporting Modi executive, combatants and self-acclaimed saviors of faith were given fearful and began suppressing the voice of Muslim ladies. However we stand with each Muslim lady,” PM Modi stated.

    The PM introduced an assault on SP-RLD alliance leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhury respectively over the alleged vanity and in comparison them with the SP-Congress alliance in 2017 reminding folks of its destiny then.

    The PM harped on Muzaffarnagar revolt rhetoric of the BJP and reminded folks of Saharanpur Muslim-Sikh riots of 2014  urging them to vote for peace and safety which, he claimed, would take the state on trail of construction. The PM repeated the ‘pariwarwadi’ (dynastic politics) jibe on SP leader Akhilesh Yadav. 

    “Those that are restricted to safeguard the pastime in their circle of relatives won’t transcend it once more if given a possibility,” stated Modi.

    He cited the instance of the way round the clock energy provide and infrastructural construction have been restricted to a couple of local districts of those that have been at helm in earlier executive.

    “Had they been in energy throughout the pandemic, the vaccines would were offered off someplace at the means and wouldn’t have reached you,” he added. PM claimed that massive guarantees made have been generally empty. They [previous governments] promised electrical energy however stored UP in darkish,” he maintained. 

    “What’s the hurt in making guarantees as they know that they wouldn’t come to energy so the query of success does no longer stand up,” quipped the PM whilst taking a jibe of opposition for providing freebies.

    Reiterating the BJP tagline of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, the PM claimed that the advantages of the welfare schemes have been prolonged to all sections of society similarly within the BJP rule. He reached out to the farmers particularly the cane growers promising them that their pursuits could be looked after in long term as neatly.

    He claimed that the BJP executive was once essential for UP to verify the deficient proceed to get properties and loose remedy as much as Rs 5 lakh at excellent hospitals.

    “For cash to proceed to achieve farmers’ accounts immediately, BJP executive is essential in UP. For the deficient to get ration throughout the pandemic, BJP is essential,” he stated.

    The BJP’s manifesto for UP polls was once certainly one of public welfare and that the double engine executive had accomplished so much within the state, stated the PM cautioning the folks in opposition to balloting for many who have been eyeing a possibility to take revenge of the motion taken on criminals whom they have been patronizing.

  • ​Uttar Pradesh polls first section: Over 60 in keeping with cent turnout recorded

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    LUCKNOW: Over 60 in keeping with cent voter turnout was once recorded within the first section of polling hung on Thursday throughout 58 meeting constituencies in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

    Polling closed at 6 pm following a one-hour extension as a result of COVID-19 protocols.

    The day handed off peacefully with minor technical snags in EVMs at some puts, election officers stated.

    Further Leader Election Officer (ACEO) B D Ram Tiwari stated, “There have been reviews of a technical error in EVMs at some puts.”

    The ones EVMs have been being changed because the reviews got here in, he added.

    At the Samajwadi Birthday party’s allegation that deficient electorate weren’t allowed to workout their franchise in Dundukheda village within the Kairana meeting constituency, Tiwari stated the district Justice of the Peace involved was once requested to appear into the subject.

    Agra recorded 60. 33 in keeping with cent polling, Aligarh 60.49 in keeping with cent, Baghpat 61.35 in keeping with cent, Bulandshahr 60.52 in keeping with cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 56.73 in keeping with cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 in keeping with cent, Hapur 60.50 in keeping with cent, Mathura 63.28 in keeping with cent, Meerut 60.91 in keeping with cent, Muzaffarnagar 65.34 in keeping with cent and Shamli 69.42 in keeping with cent, an EC file stated.

    Throughout the 2017 meeting elections, 63.47 in keeping with cent polling was once recorded in those constituencies, the file stated.

    As many as 623 applicants, together with 73 ladies, are within the fray within the first section, state EC officers stated.

    State ministers whose destiny will likely be determined on this section come with Shrikant Sharma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal, Atul Garg and Chowdhury Lakshmi Narain.

    In 2017, the BJP had bagged 53 of the 58 seats within the area, whilst the Samajwadi Birthday party and the BSP had were given two seats each and every.

    One seat had long past to the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

  • UP Chunav Information: Akhilesh wears a scarf, Mamta stated – she would give after profitable

    Lucknow: West Bengal CM and TMC leader Mamta Banerjee reached Lucknow on Monday night to marketing campaign in want of Samajwadi Birthday celebration. On the airport, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav welcomed him with a scarf, then Mamta stated, ‘What used to be the will for it now, would have given it after victory’. Akhilesh stated, ‘When you’ve got come, you are going to win, as a result of you have got come after defeating the BJP.’ Mamta and Akhilesh will cling a joint press convention on Tuesday and can deal with a digital rally.

    Akhilesh had supported Mamta within the West Bengal elections. Not too long ago, Mamta had stated that she would beef up the SP within the UP elections and marketing campaign in its want. When Akhilesh reached the airport to welcome Mamta, he apologized for the lengthen because of election busyness. Mamta stated that there is not any want for this, numerous exhausting paintings needs to be finished in elections, I made my program in this sort of means that your time isn’t affected. Mamta instructed Akhilesh that she would marketing campaign in Banaras after Shivratri.

    Our purpose is to defeat BJP: Mamata
    Mamta stated that the SP has to win the elections. Akhilesh has each probability of profitable this election if other folks beef up him. It could were higher if Congress and SP had fought unitedly. The votes may no longer be divided. We asked, however Congress didn’t concentrate. Akhilesh has invited me. I’m campaigning for them. I would like Akhilesh to win and shape the federal government.

    The Leader Minister of West Bengal stated that our purpose is to defeat the BJP. Mamta stated that she will even cross to Varanasi and light-weight a lamp within the Shiv temple. On the identical time, Akhilesh additionally welcomed Mamta and tweeted that ‘We had defeated in combination in Bengal, now we can defeat in UP, we have now our promise to Didi, we can come once more by way of profitable’. In UP too, at the strains of ‘Khela Hobe’ of West Bengal, SP has given the slogan ‘Khadeda Hobe’.

  • Do not imagine in opinion polls: BSP supremo Mayawati to electorate

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    BAREILLY: BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday took a swipe on the opinion polls carried out by way of the digital media and requested electorate to not take them severely.

    Addressing an election assembly right here, the BSP leader cited the opinion polls carried out within the 2007 Meeting elections, wherein her celebration used to be proven on the 3rd spot, nevertheless it received and shaped its executive.

    “When the Meeting elections had been held in UP in 2007, the opinion polls had been telling that the BSP would stay at No.3 however the BSP got here at No.1. The celebration, which used to be being proven at No.1 used to be driven to No.3. Do not imagine in opinion polls,” the BSP supremo mentioned.

    Attacking her political fighters, she mentioned the Congress has now not carried out any paintings for the Dalits and deficient.

    “The Congress has at all times been anti-Dalits,” she mentioned.

    At the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, she mentioned, “The goons and the mafia ruled the scene all through the SP executive. It used to be a central authority of riots and loot.”

    She additionally accused the BJP of being casteist and spreading hatred at the foundation of faith.

    “The insurance policies of the BJP and the RSS are casteist, and unfold rigidity and hatred within the title of faith,” she mentioned.

    She mentioned crime has greater all through the BJP executive whilst the Dalit and backward categories had been not able to get the good thing about reservation.

  • AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi broadcasts ex-Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha as his entrance’s CM face

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    AMROHA: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday declared former state minister Babu Singh Kushwaha as the executive ministerial candidate of his celebration’s pre-poll alliance “Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha”.

    The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader made the announcement whilst additionally launching a scathing assault towards High Minister Narendra Modi and Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath in an election rally in Hasanpur right here.

    “If the Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha bureaucracy its executive in UP, Babu Singh Kushwaha shall be its first leader minister,” stated Owaisi, who had previous stated that if his pre-poll alliance is voted to energy, he’ll have two leader ministers in UP.

    Owaisi, alternatively, had no longer defined below what provision of the Charter, he would have two leader ministers in one state.

    In his Hassanpur rally, he additionally promised to have 3 deputy CMs for the state.

    “We have now additionally determined that there shall be 3 deputy leader ministers in UP of which one shall be a Muslim and two others from probably the most backward segment of the society,” he added.

    For the UP meeting elections, the AIMIM had cast a pre-poll alliance ‘Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha’ on January 22 together with Kushwaha’s Jan Adhikar Celebration and the Backward and Minority Group Workers Federation, headed by means of Waman Meshram.

    A minister within the Mayawati executive, Kushwaha were made convener of the Morcha.

    Attacking High Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted that he has the braveness of talking with Modi whilst having a look in his eyes.

    “If the BJP is doing one thing improper, I can lift my voice towards it. This nation was once liberated by means of our ancestors. We were given this nation unfastened with our blood. This nation is mine and everybody else’s,” he asserted.

    “However as of late when the BJP talks about converting the secular persona of this nation, Owaisi will glance into the eyes of Modi and talk and he’ll proceed to take action,” he stated.

    The Hyderabad MP additionally attacked UP Leader Minister Adityanath, calling him “Baba” and pronouncing that he has just one option to all issues: Defeat Mughals.

    “If somebody thinks my voice shall be suppressed for talking towards the UP leader minister, keep in mind that so long as I’m alive, I can stay talking the reality. Your energy is not going to suppress me,” stated Owaisi.

    Accusing the Adityanath executive of state of no activity, he stated, “Baba’s executive was once there for 5 years however Baba did not anything. For those who speak about your issues of Baba, Baba will simply say, ‘O younger guy, you vote for us, we need to defeat the Mughals.”

    “And the SP-BSP will say that you simply vote for us and defeat the BJP,” he stated, including: “They are saying the BJP wins handiest on account of the Majlis getting into into the electoral fray.”

    Owaisi additionally took digs on the leader minister’s quite a lot of different purported remarks right through the continuing electioneering.

    “Yogi Adityanath says he’ll create chilly in Might-June. Leader Minister, you will have to change into a meteorologist. You (Yogi) say that you’re going to take away the warmth (garmi nikal denge), Are you a physician of dysentery, is Baba promoting Isabgol?” he requested.

    “Concentrate to our message, Baba. The warmth that Majlis has created in youths, will neither be diminished by means of your warmth nor your chilly. The warmth now we have created is at the basis of fact, at the foundation of truth to get appreciate and to achieve our percentage. Even though I die, those other folks will pass forward with our message,” he asserted.

    “I need freedom from radical forces. I need freedom from the ones events who’re fielding RSS applicants and are telling me that you simply do slavery. I need brotherhood so now we have shaped the morcha,” the AIMIM leader stated in his rally.

  • BJP leaders inform lies, make other people battle every different: SP leader Akhilesh Yadav

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    SAHARANPUR: SP leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday introduced a scathing assault towards the ruling BJP, asking the birthday party to modify its identify as he alleged that its leaders inform lies, cheat other people and pit them towards every different.

    The larger the BJP chief, the larger the lies she or he tells, the Samajwadi Celebration (SP) president alleged.

    The birthday party must alternate its identify from “Bhajpa” to “Bhajhpa”, he stated, including that “jh” in its identify intended “jhansa” (dishonest), “jhagra” (bickering) and “jhooth” (lies).

    The birthday party cheats other people, cause them to battle towards every different and its leaders inform lies, the previous Uttar Pradesh leader minister stated.

    “They indulge within the politics of accusations. The BJP desires to take the elections to in different places,” he advised newshounds relating to the impending state Meeting polls.

    He rejected the fees that the cash recovered from a Kanpur fragrance supplier throughout a raid by means of the central companies had any hyperlink along with his birthday party.

    “Not anything could be a larger lie than this. Other folks sitting at prime posts are telling lies,” he stated, it seems that relating to Union House Minister Amit Shah, who has again and again connected the seized quantity with the Yadav’s birthday party.

    The SP leader additionally stated girl are feeling insecure in UP below the BJP rule.

    The Nationwide Fee for Girls has were given maximum lawsuits from UP, he stated.

    The utmost custodial deaths have taken position within the state, he added.

    “We now have observed how the son of the Union minister of state for house drove a jeep over farmers. The federal government desires to protect him. The federal government desires to weigh down the Charter because it has overwhelmed the farmers,” he stated it seems that relating to the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

    Police have arrested Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish for the demise of 4 farmers, who had been mowed down by means of automobiles, allegedly being pushed by means of BJP staff.

    When requested about Top Minister Narendra Modi’s digital programme in Bijnor, which was once modified owing to climate stipulations, Yadav in a lighter vein stated, “No, no, it was once now not because of the elements. There would had been any other reason why.”

    “The Punjab reason why can have been at the back of it,” Yadav stated, hinting on the Punjab incident, from the place PM Modi had to go back with out addressing a rally after a safety breach.

    The BJP’s rival events had claimed that he had to go back as other people didn’t flip up for the BJP rally, which the PM was once scheduled to handle.

    To any other query that UP Deputy Leader Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has termed Akhilesh Yadav as a “sympathiser of the mafia”, the SP leader stated, “He’s going to have the ability to see a mafia if he sees himself in a replicate.”

    Yadav additionally stated if voted to energy, the identify of Maa Shakumbhari Devi Vishvavidyalaya is probably not modified.

    Saharanpur will vote in the second one section of the Meeting elections on February 14.