Tag: Samajwadi Party
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Excessive focus on Priyanka will help Congress minimally, disrupt Opposition totally
It was a horrendous tragedy in Lakhimpur Kheri which first grabbed primetime attention. But the fact that the cameras have stayed on Priyanka for so long eventually helps the channels and Narendra…
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Like Palestinians, Muslims of Muzaffarnagar forego their right to return, on oath
The government of Akhilesh Yadav in UP has asked the battered Muslims of Muzaffarnagar to sign an affidavit: “Myself and members of my family who have left our village and our homes…
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Mulayam Singh has had it in Muzaffarnagar
After motoring through some of the Jat dominated villages around Muzaffarnagar from where Muslims have been driven out (or which they have left in fear), I can say with certainty: something very…
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Durga Shakti Nagpal walked into a trap laid by sand mafia
Ever since, Nagpal took charge as SDM, she has been sending out special squads, to stop sand dredging and loading onto trucks. She has arrested 15 people and imposed fines of several…
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A hundred million Muslims in search of a party
The more the communal picture changes since the demolition of the Babri Masjid 20 years ago this week, the more it remains the same.
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Carving communal constituencies: Countdown to 2014
I have, by way of a diversion, looking at the deteriorating communal situation nearer home, in UP. Let me begin with Faizabad, the precursor of Lucknow’s great culture.