Samajwadi Party
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After Mamata Banerjee's TMC, Akhilesh Yadav's SP may not join JPC on bills to remove PM, CMs
India | Aug 24, 2025, 07:29 AM ISTSenior TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, in a blog post, has said that the Samajwadi Party has decided not to nominate any member to the JPC. The Samajwadi Party is, however, yet to confirm whether it would follow suit.
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Will Pooja Pal join BJP? Expelled Samajwadi Party MLA puts speculation to rest
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 24, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTPooja Pal, expelled from the Samajwadi Party, has expressed alignment with the BJP, citing shared ideologies on tackling the mafia and law and order. Pal, in a letter, had criticized Akhilesh Yadav for double standards and accused the SP of discrimination.
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Pooja Pal, expelled SP MLA, writes scathing letter to Akhilesh Yadav, questions 'bias and hypocrisy'
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 22, 2025, 11:54 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 14, 2025, 04:57 PM ISTSamajwadi 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 | Aug 14, 2025, 03:43 PM ISTMLA 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 | Aug 14, 2025, 01:31 PM ISTChief 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 | Aug 11, 2025, 12:18 PM ISTAt 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 | Aug 11, 2025, 12:44 PM ISTSamajwadi 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 | Aug 11, 2025, 11:38 AM ISTCarrying 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 | Jul 31, 2025, 07:05 PM ISTStudents 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 | Jul 23, 2025, 05:52 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 22, 2025, 03:57 PM ISTSamajwadi 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 | Jun 23, 2025, 10:05 AM ISTIt 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, 07:11 PM ISTSamajwadi 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 | Apr 08, 2025, 09:19 PM ISTVinay 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 | Apr 07, 2025, 11:24 AM ISTLast 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 | Mar 27, 2025, 01:42 PM ISTSamajwadi 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 | Mar 26, 2025, 08:53 AM ISTSambhal 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 | Mar 26, 2025, 02:14 PM ISTSP 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 | Mar 20, 2025, 07:54 PM ISTIndia 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.