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  Pooja Pal, expelled SP MLA, writes scathing letter to Akhilesh Yadav, questions 'bias and hypocrisy'

  Uttar Pradesh | August 22, 2025 23:54 IST

  The MLA accused the Samajwadi Party of practicing caste bias, claiming that Dalits, OBCs and EBCs are relegated to second-class status, while Muslims are given prominence in the organisation, even if they carry criminal backgrounds.

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  'I stand by my words': Chail MLA Pooja Pal after her expulsion from Samajwadi Party | Video

  Uttar Pradesh | August 14, 2025 16:57 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav charged Pooja Pal with anti-party activities and gross indiscipline. The letter noted that despite repeated warnings, she continued actions that had “caused serious harm” to the party’s interests, leading to her immediate expulsion.

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  Akhilesh Yadav expels MLA Pooja Pal from SP after her praise of CM Yogi in UP Assembly: Who is she?

  India | August 14, 2025 15:43 IST

  MLA Pooja Pal has been expelled from the Samajwadi Party by Akhilesh Yadav, citing anti-party activities, just hours after she praised CM Yogi Adityanath in the assembly.

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  'PDA stands for parivar development authority': Yogi's stinging barb at Samajwadi Party

  Uttar Pradesh | August 14, 2025 13:31 IST

  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also likened the Akhilesh Yadav-led party to a “well frog”, and rephrased its PDA slogan, originally aimed at uplifting marginalised communities, as the “parivar development authority”.

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  UP gears up to tackle flood crisis: 22 districts affected, govt intensifies relief and rescue effort

  Uttar Pradesh | August 11, 2025 12:18 IST

  At present, floods have impacted 48 tehsils across 22 districts in the state, affecting a total of 589 villages. To ensure effective relief and rehabilitation efforts, the government has appointed 11 ministers as in-charge of the 12 worst-hit districts.

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  Akhilesh Yadav jumps barricade in INDIA bloc’s protest march to EC | WATCH

  India | August 11, 2025 12:44 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday jumped over a police barricade after Delhi Police stopped INDIA bloc leaders from marching from Parliament to the Election Commission of India.

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  'They believe in anarchy': CM Yogi chides SP on inaugural day of UP Assembly's Monsoon Session

  Uttar Pradesh | August 11, 2025 11:38 IST

  Carrying banners, posters and placards in their hands, the SP MLAs earlier gathered near the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in the assembly premises and raised anti-government slogans. The opposition leaders raised slogans like 'Aap Chalaye Madhushala, Hum Chalayenge PDA Pathshala'.

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  A for Akhilesh, D for Dimple: What students are taught at Samajwadi Party's 'PDA Pathshaala'

  Uttar Pradesh | July 31, 2025 19:05 IST

  Students learn English at 'PDA Pathshaala' with a political twist, as they are taught "A for Akhilesh Yadav", "B for Babasaheb Ambedkar", "C for Chaudhary Charan Singh", "D for Dimple Yadav", and so on.

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  BJP accuses SP of holding political meet in mosque, Akhilesh Yadav calls it diversion tactic

  Uttar Pradesh | July 23, 2025 17:52 IST

  The BJP accused Samajwadi Party leaders, including Akhilesh Yadav, of holding a political meeting inside a mosque near Parliament, citing a widely circulated photograph. Akhilesh Yadav said faith unites and accused the BJP of spreading negativity for political gain.

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  Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj’s paddy farming video goes viral, draws praise for rural connect

  Uttar Pradesh | July 22, 2025 15:57 IST

  Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj, who represents the Machhlishahr constituency in Uttar Pradesh, went viral on social media after sharing a video of herself transplanting paddy alongside women farmers in her ancestral village in Varanasi.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party expels three sitting MLAs for anti-party activities

  Uttar Pradesh | June 23, 2025 10:05 IST

  It is pertinent to mention that these legislators had cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha elections held last year, going against the party's official line.

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  SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav sparks row with 'caste remark' on Wing Commander Vyomika Singh

  Uttar Pradesh | May 15, 2025 19:11 IST

  Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav sparked a controversy by making caste-based remarks about Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who recently briefed on 'Operation Sindoor.' Yadav’s statement, referring to Singh’s caste, drew sharp backlash from BJP leaders, including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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  ED arrests SP leader Vinay Shankar Tiwari, one more person in Rs 700 crore bank fraud case

  India | April 08, 2025 21:19 IST

  Vinay Shankar Tiwari and Ajeet Pandey were arrested during searches conducted at 10 locations in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj and Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai in the bank fraud case.

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  ED raids 10 locations linked to Samajwadi Party leader in Rs 700 crore bank loan fraud case

  Uttar Pradesh | April 07, 2025 11:24 IST

  Last year in November, the ED had attached 27 immovable properties worth Rs 72.08 crore in Lucknow, Maharajganj and Gorakhpur districts belonging to accused promoters, directors and guarantors of Gangotri Enterprises Ltd under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

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  Akhilesh Yadav sparks row over remarks on cowsheds in state, BJP says SP chief insulted Hindu faith

  Uttar Pradesh | March 27, 2025 13:42 IST

  Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP prefers 'foul smell; that is why it builds cowsheds, whereas the SP favours 'fragrance', and hence, it has developed perfume parks.

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  Sambhal violence: Uttar Pradesh SIT hands over notice to SP MP Zia ur Rehman Barq at his Delhi house

  India | March 26, 2025 8:53 IST

  Sambhal violence: After the SIT did not find anyone at Barq's Sambhal residence earlier in the day, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar Bishnoi told media that the team would visit Delhi to serve the notice asking Barq to join the probe.

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  SP leader's comment on Rana Sanga sparks row: Who was he? Know everything about famous Rajput king

  India | March 26, 2025 14:14 IST

  SP leader's comment on Rana Sanga sparks row: Rana Sanga expanded his empire by annexing many contemporary Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, the northern half of Gujarat, and parts of Amarkot, Sindh, and engaging in 18 combat battles with the Sultans of Delhi, Malwa, and Gujarat.

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  India TV 'She' Conclave: 'Came into politics out of compulsion', says Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan

  India | March 20, 2025 19:54 IST

  India TV 'She' Conclave: Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan was replying to questions from India TV anchor Prachi Parashar at the daylong 'She' India TV Conclave devoted to women personalities.

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  Uddhav Thackeray demands permanent suspension of Abu Azmi from Assembly amid Aurangzeb remark row

  Maharashtra | March 05, 2025 17:15 IST

  The Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire Budget Session for his remarks on Aurangzeb. He had claimed that Aurangzeb was not a cruel ruler and had even built several temples. Seeing the rising protest, he apologised later.

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  Watch: With Shivaji Maharaj's portrait in background, Abu Azmi defends his remarks on Aurangzeb

  Maharashtra | March 05, 2025 14:47 IST

  The controversy erupted when Abu Azmi, addressing reporters in Mumbai at the start of the Maharashtra Assembly session, said he doesn't consider Aurangzeb a cruel ruler.