Azmi said, "I respect 'Vande Mantram' but can't read it because my religion says we can't bow down to anyone except 'Allah'. Supreme Court’s directives state that we need to respect the National anthem."
After announcing his resignation from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly two days ago, Chauhan submitted his resignation to VIdhan Sabha Speaker Satish Mahana.
The joining ceremony took place in the presence of Uttar Pradesh BJP President Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav who arrived in Bengaluru on Monday to attend the two-day joint Opposition meeting, hoped that the people of the country would give the BJP a massive defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Leaders of at least 25 Opposition parties will converge at a hotel in Bengaluru on July 17–18 as part of their efforts to present a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
"We have many faces (for the PM post) when the time comes, we will decide," said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav replying to a question- does Akhilesh Yadav consider himself the face of the opposition in 2024?
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Rai said, "We could have retained the state party status (in Up) if we had contested and won 15 seats. We are not angry with anyone. We want to reach a consensus with every party before declaring our candidates."
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt on Samajwadi Party legislator Irfan Solanki's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order rejecting his bail plea in connection with a case wherein he allegedly boarded a flight on a forged Aadhaar card.
Several posters and hoardings projecting Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav as future Prime Minister of the country were put up in Lucknow on Saturday.