Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday over his remarks about the Maha Kumbh, saying that the ideology of Sanatana Dharma has risen, which is why they are hurt by it.
Khandelwal's reaction comes after Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the numbers being given by the state government regarding Maha Kumbh were "fake". He said that the trains were going empty.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak slammed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent statement on Mahakumbh and stressed that former chief minister should rise above factionalism and welcome people coming to Prayagraj.
Congress leader Sandeep Dixit questioned the Samajwadi Party's decision to support the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly elections and said Akhilesh Yadav's support may be motivated by AAP's excise policy.
After the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has extended its support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Delhi elections. TMC General Secretary and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday, questioned, "Why should we help the BJP by not supporting AAP?"
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and other BJP leaders extended heartfelt greetings to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on her birthday.
"Sometimes they (Congress) shake hands and sometimes they break each other's hands. It is their culture (sanskaar). Sometimes they join hands with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and sometimes Mamata ji abuses them and again they abuse Mamata ji. Similarly, sometimes they join hands with A
Speaking to ANI, Maurya said, "I have no reaction to give on this. It will be good if such controversial subjects do not arise as the conduct of MahaKumbh is a moral responsibility for the entire state. We are all filled with the sentiment of 'Atithi Devo Bhav'."
"INDIA alliance is intact. INDIA alliance was formed to gather the regional parties against the BJP. Samajwadi party is still on the path to strengthening the INDIA alliance. It stands with the parties that are fighting against the BJP," Yadav said during a press conference in Lucknow.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state following the collapse of an under-construction lintel at Kannauj railway station on Saturday and called for maximum assistance to the victims.