Mayawati fears Cong-SP alliance, says Sandeep Dikshit

IANS | February 21, 2025 1:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit dismissed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's claim that Congress played a significant role in the BJP's recent electoral victory. Dikshit stated that even if the Congress had contested the elections alongside AAP, Arvind Kejriwal would still have lost and claimed that Mayawati fears the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance could challenge her in Uttar Pradesh.

Bhole Baba gets clean chit in Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives

IANS | February 21, 2025 11:25 AM

Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) The Judicial Commission investigating the tragic stampede in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has submitted its final report to the Yogi Adityanath-led government. The incident, which took place on July 2, 2024, during a religious congregation, claimed 121 lives, most of them women, and left dozens injured.

Akhilesh Yadav has BJP phobia, says UP Deputy CM Maurya

IANS | February 21, 2025 11:20 AM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya lashed out at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday for calling the state’s budget “hollow.” Responding to the remarks, Maurya said that Akhilesh Yadav seems to have developed a "BJP phobia."