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  • Former Congress MLA Vipin Wankhede and five others sentenced to 2 years in jail for gherao of CM House in 2016

    Sentenced in 2016 case.

    Highlights

    NSUI had gheraoed CM House in 2016, case of assault on policemen during protest, NSUI Ashutosh Chouksey, Vivek Tripathi also sentenced

    Naiduniya Representative, Bhopal: Five Congress leaders including former Congress MLA Vipin Wankhede have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment each. Judge Swayam Prakash Dubey of the capital’s MP, MLA court pronounced the verdict in an eight-year-old case on Saturday. In the case, five accused including former Congress MLA Vipin Wankhede, Vivek Tripathi, Ashutosh Chaukse, Akash Chauhan and Dhanji Giri have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment and a fine of 11 thousand rupees each.

    The Chief Minister’s residence was cordoned off in 2016

    The case is of the year 2016. While being in the Congress student organization- NSUI, Vipin Wankhede had surrounded the Chief Minister’s residence. During this, he also staged a sit-in demonstration. During the demonstration, he obstructed government work by manhandling and assaulting the policemen. Stone pelting was also done during that time. In this case, the Habibganj police station had registered a case and investigated.

    Wankhede said- we will keep fighting

    After the sentencing in the case, former MLA Vipin Wankhede said, “We respect the court’s decision, but this movement is from the time when the Vyapam scam took place in MP. Today the Vyapam scam has reached the nursing scam. They have worked to shatter the dreams of the youth. Till the youth and the public do not get their rights, we will continue to fight as a soldier of the Congress.”

  • Kapil Sibal: Kapil Sibal mentioned… I need to be an unbiased voice in Parliament

    Lucknow: Kapil Sibal has left Congress and joined SP. On Wednesday, he filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha with the help of the Samajwadi Party. Now Kapil Sibal mentioned that I need to be an unbiased voice in Parliament as a result of in case you are in a political get together, you can’t say what they assume and what resolution they’ve taken. Being an unbiased candidate, I may give my clear assertion on what is occurring in Parliament and out of doors Parliament.

    On leaving the Congress earlier on Wednesday, he had mentioned that some selections must be taken when he grows up, however the relationship with the household doesn’t finish. At the identical time, he mentioned that as a lot atrocities have occurred with Azam Khan, as a lot has not occurred to anybody. Azam Khan isn’t a person to die and can we enable him to finish.

    Jitin Prasad took a jibe
    At the identical time, BJP chief Jitin Prasad has taunted Kapil Sibal. Actually, on June 10, 2021, Kapil Sibal had tweeted on Jitin Prasada’s becoming a member of BJP, ‘Jitin Prasad has joined BJP. The query is whether or not he’ll get Prasad or will he solely show to be a ‘catch’ for the UP elections. In such offers, if ‘ideology’ would not matter, then change is straightforward. Jitin Prasad has now taunted Sibal whereas replying to this tweet. Prasad has written- How is ‘Prasad’, Sibal ji.

  • UP Election 2022: Congress candidates preventing for fourth and fifth, how will 2024 win by this equation?

    Sultanpur: By elevating the Hathras-Unnao and Lakhimpur incident prominently, Priyanka Gandhi had given new life to the Congress, which had reached the ventilator in UP, however by the point the state elections got here, the Congress once more grew to become extinct. In Sultanpur, the present pattern of 4 out of 5 seats is such that the place Congress candidates are seen within the struggle for fourth and fifth in 4 seats.

    Difficult to save lots of bail in Sultanpur
    The seat of Sultanpur, which is counted among the many Muslim majority seats. Congress yearned for victory on this seat from 1989 until right now. Talking in regards to the 4 elections held in twenty years, Moeed Ahmed was second in 2002, however in 2007 the general public slipped him to a few. When the 2012 elections got here, Sandeep Tiwari introduced Pintu ticket by courting KL Sharma, Priyanka Gandhi did a highway present in help, however the voters of Sultanpur pushed her to quantity 5. After this, in 2017 the Congress gave the seat to the candidate of the alliance. Now that the 2022 elections are there, the Congress is preventing for the fourth and fifth by taking out dummy candidates.

    is out of battle in lambhua too
    Apart from this, Isauli seat of the district is a well-liked seat. During the inauguration of Purvanchal Expressway, PM Narendra Modi had taken the title of former UP CM Shripati Mishra, he had chosen from it. Even after 1985, the Congress couldn’t carry the flag. Congress completed fourth right here in 2002, third in 2007. When the by-election was held right here in 2009, the Congress got here to the second place, however after precisely three years in 2012, it moved from second to sixth place. This time additionally Congress is preventing for third and fourth solely. In Lambhua seat the place Vinod Singh in 2002, Subhash Tripathi in 2007 and Ram Sharomani Verma in 2012, all of the three candidates stood third, whereas this time additionally Congress candidate is preventing for third and fourth place.

    Party in respectable place on Jaisinghpur seat
    Apart from these seats, the social gathering has at the moment fielded Abhishek Singh Rana, who’s in the primary contest together with different candidates in Sadar (Jaisinghpur) seat. Earlier, in 2002-2007, Jai Narayan Tiwari from Congress stood second, however in 2012, the general public had pushed him to the fourth place. In 2017, the coalition candidate additionally stood on the third place. On the opposite hand, the account of Congress’s victory in Kadipur reserved seat has not been opened since 1989. In 2002, Jairaj Gautam of Congress completed third, Vijay Pal fourth in 2007 and Rajesh Gautam third in 2012. In the Modi wave of 2017 Congress’s Angad Choudhary additionally completed third.

  • UP Elections: Congress expressed confidence on the slogan ‘I can battle a lady’, ladies candidates fielded in 2 out of three seats in Jalaun

    Vishal Verma, Congress celebration has launched an inventory of 125 candidates on Friday concerning the Mahasangram going to be held in Jalaun UP. Of these, 50 are ladies candidates. In such a scenario, the glimpse of what the Congress had stated about giving 40 p.c tickets to ladies within the elections has began showing within the very first listing. At the identical time, Congress has performed an enormous guess by fielding feminine candidates in 2 of the three seats in Jalaun. Now in whose courtroom victory and defeat will come, it’ll determine the time to return. Actually, there are three meeting seats in Jalaun, UP. Out of which Congress Party has nominated former MLA Umakanti and present District Panchayat member Kaalia Urmila Sonkar (former Additional Commissioner) from Kalpi and Orai seats. After the Congress ticket announcement, enthusiasm was seen among the many supporters. At the identical time, the market of politics additionally turned sizzling. The ladies candidates consider that the difficulty of inflation and unemployment goes to develop into a snarl for the current authorities. At current, each these seats are within the account of BJP. District Panchayat member Urmila Sonkar nominated candidate All India Congress has launched the listing of candidates, Jalaun’s Orai seat is included. The Congress celebration has made Urmila Sonkar, who was on the put up of Additional Commissioner within the authorities and is at present a member of the District Panchayat. However, he has a political background. She is the spouse of former MP Brajlal Khabri, who’s at present the National General Secretary of Scheduled Caste Morcha of Congress Committee. Not solely this, he’s very near Priyanka Gandhi and is taken into account to have a great maintain within the district. Talking about authorities journey, she has held many positions. He has spent quite a lot of time in district Jalaun, that’s the reason he’s properly conscious of the tradition right here. In the final Panchayat elections, he had tried his luck on the chair of the District Panchayat President, however there he needed to face defeat. After the ticket announcement, he instructed that the general public is fed up with the present authorities and the general public will settle for the daughter right here. Former MLA from Kalpi, Umakanti, was contested from the Kalpi meeting seat of Tiktjalaun in 2012, BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh, however he needed to endure a crushing defeat and in consequence, he was on the fourth place and Congress candidate Umakanti bought a bumper. Victory was achieved. To repeat the identical historical past, Congress has once more declared its candidate by reposing its religion in Umakanti. Umakanti had created historical past for the district by successful this seat, which was not doable within the final 60 years. The district bought its first lady MLA within the type of Umakanti. Although her political journey began from the pinnacle, however now this journey has develop into a convoy for her and she will be able to compete on this election. Done on Jan. Voting for the 403-seat 18th Assembly might be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. The outcomes of the elections will come on March 10. Voting might be held in UP in seven phases on February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3 and March 7. On February 10, within the first part, 58 seats in 11 districts of western UP, second part on February 14 in 55 seats in 9 districts, within the third part on February 20, 59 in 16 districts. Voting will happen on the seats. In the fourth part, polling might be held on February 23 in 60 seats in 9 districts together with Lucknow. In the fifth part, on February 27, 60 seats in 11 districts, within the sixth part, 57 seats in 10 districts on March 3, and the seventh and final phases on March 7 in 9 districts. 54 seats might be performed. The time period of the seventeenth Assembly (UP Assembly) is until 15 May. Elections to the 403 seats for the seventeenth Legislative Assembly had been held in 7 phases from 11 February to eight March 2017. In that election, BJP gained 312 seats for the primary time and secured three-fourth majority within the UP Vidhansabha. The Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance led by Akhilesh Yadav might win 54 seats. Apart from this, the BSP of Mayawati, who had been Chief Minister a number of instances within the state, was lowered to 19 seats. This time a direct contest is being thought-about between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP. The BJP is contesting the elections by placing ahead the faces of Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ,

  • All events can declare their candidates until January 13, BJP on Monday, Congress in 2 days, whereas SP-RLD alliance can declare candidates until 13

    All the events have intensified the method of candidate choice for the primary section of elections to be held in Shadab Rizvi, Meerut West UP. The Bharatiya Janata Party has referred to as a gathering of the election committee on Monday. The BSP held a gathering on Sunday and put its remaining seal on many names. However, BSP will announce the candidate of every district concurrently. There are indications that the Congress listing shall be declared in two days. The SP-RLD alliance will announce the names of the candidates of the primary section by January 13 by adjusting the large faces in a single or two locations. The nomination course of for the primary section will begin on January 14. The sale of nominations will start on January 14. Nominations shall be held on twenty first. Scrutiny of nominations will happen on twenty fourth. 27 is the date of withdrawal of nominations and voting will happen on 10. In such a state of affairs, the stress has come on all of the events to declare candidates for the primary section. BJP assembly on Monday In reference to the meeting elections, BJP has referred to as a gathering for the number of candidates for the primary section to be held in West UP in Lucknow on Monday. According to BJP sources, this necessary assembly shall be held on Monday at 4 pm. CM Yogi, each deputy CMs, state president, Radha Mohan Singh, Sunil Bansal, Sanjeev Balyan, Ashwani Tyagi, Rajveer Singh, Vinod Sonkar, Brajesh Pathak, Baby Rani Maurya, Arun Singh, Ramapati Tripathi within the necessary assembly of the occasion’s 24-member election committee , Y Satya Kumar, Sunil Oz, Sanjeev Chaurasia. BSP seals many names The Bahujan Samaj Party held a gathering in Lucknow on Sunday and put the ultimate seal on the names of many candidates. Hit within the title of some. Candidates have been declared on Hastinapur and Sardhana of Meerut. Muslim on query Khas and Gurjar card on Kithor have been performed. Right now there’s a tussle occurring in Meerut South. Looking for a brand new face at Meerut Har. Similarly, in different districts too many names had been thought-about. Congress will announce the candidate for the primary section in two days, Congress spokesperson Harikishan Ambedkar says that many purposes have been despatched to the excessive command from each seat in West UP. His interviews have additionally taken place right here. The listing is nearly prepared. It is anticipated that this listing shall be launched by Wednesday, in order that the candidate can work within the subject. The knot of alliance will even open, quickly the seat-sharing between the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance has been finalised. There is a delay in adjusting a few of the bigger faces seat-wise. After that the candidates shall be declared. It is believed that on January 13, the listing of the primary and second section of the primary alliance shall be launched. ,

  • Mahant Narendra Giri Death: Congress raised questions on the dying of Mahant Narendra Giri – who writes the 13-page suicide letter

    HighlightsNarendra Giri’s suicide case now taking the colour of politicsCongress has raised many questions by holding a press convention in Lucknow, said- it needs to be CBI probeAshish Sumit Mishra, LucknowAfter the dying of Mahant Narendra Giri in Prayagraj, the place on one aspect there was a wave of mourning amongst his devotees and disciples. On the opposite hand, the politics of Uttar Pradesh has additionally heated up. In this connection, State President Ajay Kumar Lallu and MLA Pramod Tiwari informed a press convention on the Congress headquarters in Lucknow that the incident of Prayagraj could be very unhappy and the type of information which might be popping out associated to this incident are elevating doubts. At the identical time, a 13-page suicide notice has additionally surfaced within the Mahant’s dying case. Why was it referred to as a suicide with out a postmortem, he mentioned, there’s a distinction between hanging and strangulation and why was it declared a suicide with out a postmortem? Why is there such haste? He mentioned that that is the twenty first killing of saints and saints. Today the largest downside has come on the staff. He mentioned that every one the saints and saints are demanding a CBI inquiry and the Congress additionally helps it. The secret that’s but to be revealed, ‘Suicide notice isn’t so many pages’ Pramod Tiwari mentioned that the Supreme Court or the Division Bench of the High Court also needs to monitor the CBI investigation. He mentioned {that a} video can also be going viral on social media. Questioning the suicide notice, he mentioned that the suicide notice isn’t that many pages. Many questions raised by the Congress He mentioned that Mahant ji was very near the agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Accusing the BJP, he mentioned that what was the strain of BJP, which Mahant ji was not capable of tolerate. Apart from this, questions have additionally been raised on the place the useless physique of Mahant Narendra Gira ji was discovered. Said that this was not the common resting place of Mahant ji. Apart from this, he has mentioned that there are a lot of such questions, which stay like a secret. This will probably be revealed solely after the CBI investigation. Mahant died underneath suspicious circumstances. Mahant Narendra Giri, president of All India Akhara Parishad and secretary of Niranjani Akhara, had allegedly dedicated suicide on Monday night in his Math Baghmbri Gaddi. However, the police additionally discovered a suicide notice close to the physique. In which the Mahant has spoken of being sad along with his disciple Anand Giri. On the opposite hand, Uttarakhand Police has taken his disciple Anand Giri into custody in Haridwar. Along with this, a 13-page suicide letter of Mahant Narendra Giri has come to the fore. .

  • Congress information: Congress began the brand new system – first fill the ‘charges’ of Rs 11 thousand, then ask for tickets

    Highlights: Those making use of for tickets in Uttar Pradesh Congress may also should pay 11 thousand rupees, the occasion has carried out such a system for the primary time, for this an order has been issued, within the order this quantity has been known as ‘cooperation quantity’, Priyanka Gandhi This proposal was positioned in entrance of the Lucknow Pradesh Congress, these making use of for the ticket may also should pay 11 thousand rupees. The occasion has carried out such a system for the primary time. Order has been issued for this. In the order, this quantity has been known as ‘cooperation quantity’. This proposal was positioned in entrance of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in the course of the assembly just lately. Then it was mentioned that the applying payment ought to be taken in order that solely critical folks can apply for contesting elections. However, not all leaders have been of the identical opinion on this. Most had rejected this proposal saying that it’s pointless and totally different implications will probably be drawn about it.UP Congress News: UP Congress has ready a blueprint for direct contact with 3.20 lakh folks. Lallu has mentioned that the occasion has determined that together with the applying, monetary help also needs to be taken from the folks. Hence the order has been issued. However, as quickly as Priyanka returns to Delhi from right here, an order has been issued to the impact that now this cooperation quantity should be given together with the applying. Applications have been sought by September 25. UP meeting election 2022: Priyanka Gandhi, who has given ‘sanjeevani’ to Congress’s inhaling Rae Bareli, can have ‘achche din’ in UP? Whatever is being mentioned, shouldn’t be taken as a right. This won’t ship a great message to the general public. Apart from this, Sanjay Sharma, Secretary, State Congress Jan Vyatha Nistaran Committee and former Lucknow District President Vijay Bahadur have been approved to take purposes on the state degree.Priyanka Gandhi (File picture).

  • No one reached Firoz Gandhi’s 61st loss of life anniversary, some Congressmen reached and remembered!

    Anand Raj, Prayagraj, husband of India’s first lady Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and hero of the Congress Party. Firoz Gandhi’s 61st loss of life anniversary is on Wednesday. Firoz Gandhi had as massive a stature within the Congress get together. Today, after his departure from the world, not even two flowers of his household come to go to his tomb. Like yearly, on the 61st loss of life anniversary of Prayagraj, Congress get together staff remembered him by providing flowers at his Samadhi. For nearly 12 years, neither Priyanka Gandhi nor Rahul nor Sonia Gandhi has come to Feroze Gandhi’s tomb. Congressmen nonetheless remorse it on the loss of life anniversary. Feroze Gandhi, who has been an MP from Rae Bareli, has additionally been an MP from Rae Bareli and has contributed loads in bringing ahead the Congress get together, however after the loss of life of Feroze Gandhi, give his samadhi at present. Longing to get flowers from family members. Irshad Ullah, former common secretary of the Congress get together, says that nearly within the yr 2007 and after that in 2009, Rahul and Sonia Gandhi had come to the samadhi, however even after a number of many years, now no members of the family of Firoz Gandhi got here to the Samadhi web site. Congress Party Kishore Varshney could be very unhappy. He says that we’ve got been celebrating the loss of life anniversary of Feroze Gandhi for a few years collectively, however this system doesn’t pay any consideration to the cleanliness of the tomb. There is a graveyard in Mumford Ganj of Prayagraj. Where is the tomb of Feroze Gandhi. About a few years in the past, when the Congress was in full flash, there was a gathering of Congress staff and massive leaders of Prayagraj district and the loss of life anniversary was celebrated in an excellent manner, however step by step time handed and on the loss of life anniversary in the identical manner individuals got here. The cycle has additionally decreased. In this matter, senior Congress chief Baba Awasthi says that it is vitally unhappy, the person who took the Congress get together to the heights. Today just a few Congress get together staff come to his samadhi. On the 61st loss of life anniversary of Feroze Gandhi, nobody reached his personal, some Congressmen reached and remembered! .

  • Mayawati assault on Congress: Mayawati attacked Congress, mentioned – folks come on each day wages in rallies

    HighlightsSayed – The situation of Congress within the nation could be very dangerous, staff grow to be pleased on the day of Congress rally: MayawatiSayed – Congress doesn’t discover candidates to contest electionsVirat Sharma, LucknowBSP supremo Mayawati attacked Congress on Friday. He mentioned that now the situation of Congress within the nation could be very dangerous. Congress brings folks in its rallies on each day wages. The day Congress rally takes place. The laborers engaged on that day grow to be very pleased and say that we’ll not must go to work as we speak. This is the tradition of mobilizing the Congress. The situation of Congress could be very dangerous within the nation in addition to in different states. Congress doesn’t get candidates even within the meeting elections together with the district panchayat and block chief. Mayawati focused different events It doesn’t take monetary assist from large capitalists and money-lenders to run the group and contest elections. Like the Congress, BSP doesn’t give tickets to the folks of the get together by giving cash to the folks, however offers a lot of the tickets to those that make investments cash within the elections themselves. Whose contribution in each approach to improve the mass base of the get together. In the booklet launched by the Congress get together, it might have been higher if it had commented on the opposition events and described its shortcomings. Rain in Gorakhpur reminded the floods of 1998, greater than 300 localities will not be but submerged in water, want a successor: Mayawati During the press convention in Lucknow, when questioned about his successor, BSP chief Mayawati mentioned that at current I’m wholesome. Right now I do not want any successor. The successor within the get together shall be mentioned additional. I’m working for the get together now and my well being can also be wonderful. He mentioned that the successor of BSP can be from the Dalit class. You shall be notified as and when a successor is introduced. .

  • Congress ‘James Bond of spying’ when in govt; Pegasus a ‘fabricated issue’: Naqvi

    Attacking the Congress which has been protesting in Parliament demanding a dialogue on the Pegasus snooping allegations, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday stated the celebration was “James Bond of spying” when in energy and it now desires to waste Parliament’s time over “fake and fabricated” points.
    Naqvi, who’s the Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, additionally accused the Congress and some different Opposition events of working with the coverage of “rant and run” by making allegations and scooting off.
    In an interview with PTI, the Minority Affairs Minister stated the federal government is able to talk about all points which can be associated to folks and expressed hope that the deadlock between the federal government and the Opposition can be damaged permitting Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to operate easily.

    Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have didn’t transact any important enterprise, besides passage of some payments, amid continued protests by Opposition events over the Pegasus and farmers’ points for the reason that Monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 19. The Opposition and the federal government are locked in a standoff with the previous looking for a debate over the Pegasus challenge.

    The senior BJP chief additionally rejected discuss of the Parliament’s Monsoon session being curtailed and stated there was no foundation of such “rumours” because the session was to scheduled until August 13 and enterprise is listed until then.
    Asked if a center path could be discovered to finish the impasse in Parliament, Naqvi stated the Congress and some different Opposition events are adopting a “rant and run” method and are usually not fascinated by taking part in debate and dialogue on folks’s points.
    “They first said that we want a discussion on corona but then later did not agree to it. They said we want a discussion on farmers and then did not agree on that. There has been the problem of floods in various parts of the country, they are not showing any interest in that also or on the price rise issue that they talk about,” he stated.
    On the Opposition insisting on debating the Pegasus challenge, Naqvi stated they need to waste Parliament’s time on “fake and fabricated issues that have no identity”. “Without wasting time, IT Minister (Ashwini Vaishnaw) had made a statement and they had an opportunity to get a clarification in Rajya Sabha. But instead of taking a clarification they created a ruckus and adopted a violent attitude,” he alleged.
    Naqvi stated a lot of the Opposition events are fascinated by debate and dialogue however sadly the Congress is making an attempt to be their self-appointed head and in that try it’s “propagating its own negative attitude as that of the Opposition”.
    “They (the Congress) are trying to hijack the thinking of even those opposition parties that are thinking on constructive lines. Congress is trying to become a self appointed leader of the Opposition,” the Rajya Sabha MP stated.
    Naqvi stated the Congress additionally tried to “mislead” folks on the Rafale jets challenge and wasted Parliament’s time and everyone is aware of what occurred as they had been uncovered.
    “These people (Congress) were the James Bond of spying (when in power). They spin a web of spying when in government and when in opposition create a hullabaloo alleging surveillance,” Naqvi stated, making a reference to the fictional tremendous spy character that novelist Ian Fleming created on which a number of films have been made.
    In the UPA time, their very own finance minister had accused his authorities of spying on him, he stated. “They want to create that atmosphere even now, though there is no substance in these allegations,” the minister asserted on the Pegasus snooping row.

    An worldwide media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian cell phone numbers had been on an inventory of potential targets for surveillance utilizing Israeli agency NSO’s Pegasus adware.
    Opposition leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi, two union ministers — Prahlad Singh Patel and Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw — businessman Anil Ambani, a former CBI chief, and not less than 40 journalists are on the record on the leaked database of NSO. It is, nonetheless, not established that every one the telephones had been hacked.
    The Congress and a number of other different Opposition events are demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the allegations and in addition asking the federal government to come back clear whether or not Pegasus adware was used or not.
    Naqvi stated the federal government has said that it is able to talk about all points which can be associated to the folks and the Opposition events ought to give notices over it on which the Speaker in Lok Sabha and the chairman in Rajya Sabha will determine.

    The Rajya Sabha deputy chief stated the federal government is reaching out to opposition leaders and there’s no communication hole. “In a day, three-four times discussion is happening with opposition leaders but unfortunately what path the leadership of the grand old party wants to adopt is baffling,” he stated.
    Asked concerning the Opposition’s cost of the federal government passing payments amid din with out debate, Naqvi stated they need to have a look at their very own historical past as to what number of payments had been handed by the UPA amid din. “The din during their time would have been due to Commonwealth, 2G spectrum scams, but they don’t have any issue. It is an issueless Congress party,” he alleged.
    “We humbly request the Opposition to participate in debate and discussion. They can give notices on the issues they want to discuss and the speaker and chairman will allot time and day,” he stated.