Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Mohammad Azam Khan was released from Sitapur jail on Tuesday after spending 23 months behind bars in connection with multiple criminal cases.
The Congress is actively debating whether or not to join the proposed joint parliamentary committee (JPC) that will examine a bill that seeks resignation of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers if they remain jailed for over 30 consecutive days over serious corruption charges.
After the Trinamul Congress (TMC) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced that it would not participate in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to examine three Bills seeking the removal of the Prime Minister and chief ministers. The Opposition alleges that the Bills are aimed at “bringing down” non-BJP governments.
A BJP Vs BJP contest of Saran MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy Vs former Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan for control over the Constitution Club, which caters to MPs and former MPs in New Delhi, was decided in favour of Mr. Rudy after weeks of hectic campaigning that revealed interesting political alliances. Both were slugging it out for the post of secretary (administration).
Samajwadi Party (SP) Mahila Sabha have launched a campaign distributing post cards to women across Uttar Pradesh to enable them to directly lodge their concerns. Not taking any chances that it will be gathering dust if sent to another party functionary, these “concern sheets” will be addressed to party chief, Akhilesh Yadav.
