Akhilesh Yadav

The book noted that the government failed to prevent the stampede that took place during the 2013 Kumbh Mela and claimed 42 lives.

Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government is underreporting the number of devotees attending the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.

“27 mein aayenge Akhilesh, 32 mein bhavya Ardhkumbh karayenge vishesh” posters have been put up outside the Samajwadi Party’s office in Lucknow.

Ayodhya Police responded to Akhilesh Yadav's allegation that the police is checking the ID cards of voters in the Milkipur where by-polls are underway

During this Kumbh, when Azam Khan was a minister, 42 people were killed in a stampede at the railway station of Prayagraj. This accident happened on February 10, 2013. This day was Mauni Amavasya and lakhs of devotees had come to Prayagraj to take a bath in the Ganga that day.

The authorities clarified that police official used his pistol to control the violent Muslim crowd which attacked them.

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav is reportedly unhappy with MVA's seat-sharing plan in Maharashtra, signalling possible alliance tensions. SP prepares to contest independently on 20 seats.

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party has hit back at the Samajwadi Party saying that it supports and offers condolences to criminals like Mukhtar Ansari, and Mangesh Yadav among others.

DNA sample of SP leader Nawab Singh Yadav, former associate of Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, matched with minor survivor in Kannauj rape case.

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the Samajwadi Party to take down allegations of rape made against BJP IT cells head Amit Malviya.