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Opposition slams Centre over Sonam Wangchuk’s removal

Opposition slams Centre over Sonam Wangchuk’s removal

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Opposition parties on Saturday strongly criticised the Centre after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi and admitted to Safdarjung Hospital following a prolonged hunger strike. Leaders from several opposition parties alleged that the action amounted to suppression of peaceful protest and accused the government of avoiding dialogue over the demands raised by the protesters. Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28 in support of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) agitation over alleged examination irregularities and the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. His removal from the protest site came two days before a proposed march to Parliament scheduled for July 20, the opening day of the Monsoon Session. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Shashi Tharoor appeals to Sonam Wangchuk to end indefinite fast

Shashi Tharoor appeals to Sonam Wangchuk to end indefinite fast

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday appealed to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, while urging the Union government to initiate dialogue with the protesters. In an open letter addressed to the protesters, Tharoor said Parliament’s Monsoon Session, beginning next week, would provide an opportunity to raise the concerns of students in the country’s highest legislative forum. He also described dialogue between the government and the protesters as an act of statesmanship. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Akhilesh Yadav alleges BJP misuses religion and donations to fuel corruption

Akhilesh Yadav alleges BJP misuses religion and donations to fuel corruption

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Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP on Tuesday, alleging that it has institutionalised corruption in the name of religion and donations, and accusing it of misleading devotees. He also said a true patriot will expose this “criminology” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and boycott it socially and politically. In a post on X, Yadav attacked the BJP on the Ram temple donation-theft issue, saying people should understand the “criminology” of the saffron party rather than what he termed the “chronology of offerings, donations and contributions”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister alleged that the BJP and its associates first establish covert links with devotees across the world, emotionally exploit their religious belief and collect large sums in cash as well as precious metals and gemstones. He further alleged that the donors are discouraged from seeking receipts on the pretext of verifying the quality of the donated metals, while large groups of people are mobilised to temples where further collections are made in the name of offerings and …

Will visit Ram Temple after completing construction of Kedareshwar Dham: Akhilesh Yadav | Lucknow News

Will visit Ram Temple after completing construction of Kedareshwar Dham: Akhilesh Yadav | Lucknow News

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4 min readLucknowJul 2, 2026 04:09 AM IST After Uttar Pradesh  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked Akhilesh Yadav to visit Ram Temple in Ayodhya for “good sense”, the Samajwadi Party chief on Wednesday said that he would visit the temple after the completion of Kedareshwar Dham in Etawah. Speaking to mediapersons at SP headquarters in Lucknow on the occasion of his birthday, Akhilesh, when asked about his plans to visit Ram Temple, said, “Bhagwan Prabhu Shri Ram sabke hain. (Lord Ram belongs to everyone.) We have been revering Lord Ram before the BJP asked for it, and we all have Ram Darbar placed in our homes. And we worship (Lord Ram). There would be no Indian sanatani family where this tradition is not followed. But which is this sanatani tradition that BJP will decide everything?” “We are building Kedareshwar Dham. Once it is completed, we will go there (Ram temple in Ayodhya) for darshan.” Attributing a post to Yadav on “X”, SP said, “Hum Kedareshwar Dham bana rahein hain. Wo nirman pura hote hi hum …

In SP chief whip’s resignation, Akhilesh’s balancing act in party’s Moradabad unit | Lucknow News

In SP chief whip’s resignation, Akhilesh’s balancing act in party’s Moradabad unit | Lucknow News

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In a surprise move, Samajwadi Party MLA Kamal Akhtar on Tuesday resigned as the party’s chief whip in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Speaking to mediapersons, the MLA from Kanth said he resigned from the post at the direction of party president Akhilesh Yadav. “Changes take place in every party, and the organisation keeps on happening. There is no post that is permanent. There was a direction from my leader, Akhilesh Yadav, that you no longer have to continue in this post, and new people should get the opportunity. There is no resentment. I am a worker and would continue to work as one,” Akhtar said. Akhtar was appointed chief whip in July 2024 after the then chief whip, Manoj Pandey, rebelled during the Rajya Sabha elections and submitted his resignation. However, within the party, Akhtar’s resignation as chief whip is being seen as “more than a routine organisational change”. Party leaders said the decision was rooted in the growing friction between the party’s parliamentary and organisational leadership in Moradabad, with the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav …

Congress delegation to visit Ayodhya amid Ram Temple ‘theft’ row | Lucknow News

Congress delegation to visit Ayodhya amid Ram Temple ‘theft’ row | Lucknow News

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3 min readLucknowJun 30, 2026 01:55 AM IST Amid the ongoing political controversy over alleged irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee has decided to send a nine-member delegation to offer prayers at the temple on Tuesday, in what is being seen as an attempted outreach on faith and an attack on the ruling BJP over the row. The nine-member delegation comprises state Congress president Ajay Rai, MPs Kishori Lal Sharma (Amethi), Rakesh Rathore (Sitapur), Ujjwal Raman Singh (Prayagraj) and Tanuj Punia (Barabanki), MLA Virendra Chaudhary (Pharenda), former MP A P Gautam, former MLC Deepak Singh, and former MLA Meeta Gautam. As per a letter issued by the party, the delegation will leave Lucknow at 9 am and reach Ayodhya around 11 am to offer prayers at the Ram Temple and pray for public welfare. Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior Congress leader, who is also part of the delegation, said the visit should not be viewed through a political lens alone. “Congress leaders have visited Ayodhya …

Akhilesh’s ‘4C formula’ jibe at BJP, Yogi’s ‘challenge’: Ram Temple donation row intensifies

Akhilesh’s ‘4C formula’ jibe at BJP, Yogi’s ‘challenge’: Ram Temple donation row intensifies

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Political slugfest between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Uttar Pradesh intensified on Sunday over the Ram Temple donation controversy. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath challenged SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to publicly back a movement for the Krishna Janmabhoomi, while the opposition leader accused the ruling party of moving from a “nation first” approach to a “donation first” one. A war of words between SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and UP CM Yogi Adityanath continued on Sunday. (PTI/ANI) The row over donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple first surfaced on June 7 when SP leader Tej Narayan ‘Pawan’ Pandey alleged that between ₹5 crore and ₹7.5 crore from temple offerings had been siphoned off. On June 13, the state government constituted a special investigation team (SIT) at the request of the temple trust. Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘4C formula’ jibe at BJP Yadav on Sunday accused the ruling party of reducing Uttar Pradesh to a “paper leak government” and said it was working on a “4C formula” consisting of “chanda (donations), chori …

Ayodhya ex-MLA leads SP offensive over Ram temple theft: Meet Pawan Pandey | Political Pulse News

Ayodhya ex-MLA leads SP offensive over Ram temple theft: Meet Pawan Pandey | Political Pulse News

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3 min readLucknowJun 28, 2026 04:58 PM IST First published on: Jun 28, 2026 at 04:58 PM IST As the row over alleged irregularities in donations to the Ram temple gathers political traction in Ayodhya, Samajwadi Party leader Pawan Pandey — also known as Tej Narain Pandey — has emerged as the party’s face attacking the BJP on the issue in the temple town. After SP president Akhilesh Yadav alleged on June 7 that donations made by devotees at the Ram temple were being misappropriated, Pandey, 46, has led the party’s campaign locally, holding frequent press conferences and accusing the BJP government of failing to act on complaints of alleged theft and financial irregularities. “This issue of donation theft has reached every household in Ayodhya. People are upset. I am only raising the anomalies before the media and speaking boldly on the matter,” Pandey told The Indian Express. He said his intervention was not driven by religious politics but by concerns over donations made by devotees. “The government is supposed to take action if there …

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of ‘chanda chori’, Yogi says ‘your people shot at Ram devotees’

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of ‘chanda chori’, Yogi says ‘your people shot at Ram devotees’

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using religion to profit from the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath responded by questioning the SP leader’s commitment to Ayodhya and Hindu religious traditions. Akhilesh-Yogi traded barbs over Ram Temple donation row. (PTI) Yadav alleged that the BJP had turned Sanatan Dharma into a means of doing business. “Samajwadi people want Sanatan Dharma to be protected, but an entire business is being run under the guise of Sanatan Dharma,” Yadav said at a press conference. “BJP should rename itself ‘BhaChPa’ – chaturai (cleverness), chanda (donation), chori (theft) and chaalbaazi (deceit),” he added. ALSO READ | ₹80 lakh seized, trust members quit”>Ram Mandir donation row deepens: 8 arrested, ₹80 lakh seized, trust members quit “He said in the ‘BJP’s dictionary, neither religion nor shame remains. Their priority is not religion, but money. For them, it is not ‘Nation First’ but ‘Donation First’.” Referring to the alleged irregularities in the handling …

Akhilesh Yadav vows to restore Ayodhya’s eternal glory amid row

Akhilesh Yadav vows to restore Ayodhya’s eternal glory amid row

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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the Ram Temple embezzlement case, the Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday (June 27, 2026) vowed to restore and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as a centre of faith and devotion. He claimed that a new SP-led government of Uttar Pradesh will develop Ayodhya as a unique and exemplary religious city, where devotees will experience true spirituality. “We take this pledge with righteousness and truthfulness that by forming a new government, we will develop ‘Ayodhya’ as a unique and exemplary religious city, where devotees coming from all over the world will experience true spirituality. With the blessings of the Lord, we will restore and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as ‘Siyaram-Dham’ of faith, devotion, unwavering belief and true spirit. This will also restore the traditional pride and rights of the people of Ayodhya,” wrote Mr. Yadav on social media platform X.   The SP further …