Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Meerut today. (File Photo) Uttar Pradesh Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Meerut today to lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh this month (and the new year); he visited the state four times in December, 2021.
According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Dhyan Chand University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of about ₹700 crore.
Meanwhile, launching a scathing attack from the temple town of Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dared Opposition parties to stop the construction of the Ram temple, and asked people who was responsible for keeping “Ram Lalla in a tent”.
Addressing a public meeting after visiting the under-construction Ram temple site, Shah alleged that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and Yogi Adityanath’s in the state, unlike previous SP and BSP governments, had restored the pride in faith. He asked people not to forget those who ordered firing at ‘kar sevaks’.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday took a veiled jibe at the BJP leaders saying the money in the exchequer was keeping them warm even in the cold weather. She also said the BSP has its own style of functioning and it does not want to "copy" other parties.
Her response comes two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said 'Bahanji', apparently referring to Mayawati, was yet to come out of cold. (PTI)
As new year resolution, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said he will provide 300 units of free domestic electricity and irrigation to farmers if elected to power following the upcoming Assembly polls.
Ghaziabad Police issued a traffic advisory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Meerut on Sunday. Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation of the Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut’s Sardhana during his visit. Officials said that traffic movement will be barred on the Murad Nagar-Gangnahar stretch. The route from Abupur Gate, Sonda Road, Patla Niwari Road towards Gangnahar will also be closed for commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles traveling towards Haridwar, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar will have to take the NH-58, the advisory read. (ENS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Meerut today to lay the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University at around 1pm. This will be the first visit of the Prime Minister to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh this month (and the new year); he visited the state four times in December, 2021. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Dhyan Chand University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town in Meerut at an estimated cost of about ₹700 crore.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the nearly Rs 200 crore cash recovered in district is not BJP money, and that the raid was at the correct address and not by an outcome of knocking at wrong doors.
Staunchly defending the action, she said the raids, which were based on actionable intelligence, seemed to have “shaken” former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav as the person caught redhanded could be his partner or friend. Read More
Attacking the Congress in its bastion Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Sonia Gandhi-led party is a "problem" for the country and the root of anarchy and corruption.
Adityanath, who was addressing a gathering as part of the ruling BJP's 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, also attacked the Samajwadi Party, saying that the people of the state know that a vehicle with the party's flag means that there is a goon sitting inside. Rae Bareli is the Lok Sabha constituency of Gandhi. (PTI)
Launching a scathing attack from the temple town of Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dared Opposition parties to stop the construction of the Ram temple, and asked people who was responsible for keeping “Ram Lalla in a tent”.
Addressing a public meeting after visiting the under-construction Ram temple site, Shah alleged that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and Yogi Adityanath’s in the state, unlike previous SP and BSP governments, had restored the pride in faith. He asked people not to forget those who ordered firing at ‘kar sevaks’. Read More
Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
The Income Tax department Friday conducted raids at premises of two leading Kannauj-based perfume traders, hours before Akhilesh Yadav was scheduled to hold a press meet. One of the two businessmen is a Samajwadi Party leader.
“I have come to know the Income Tax department has conducted a raid at premises of Samajwadi Party MLC Pushpraj Jain “Pampi” and another perfume leader Fauzan Malik (52),” said Pawan Trivedi, president of The Attars and Perfumers Association, Kannauj. Read More
If BJP has formed Govt at the Centre and Modi Ji is the Prime Minister today for the second time, it is only because of the blessing of the 22 crore people of Uttar Pradesh: Home Minister Amit Shah in Sant Kabir Nagar.
If BJP has formed Govt at the Centre and Modi Ji is the Prime Minister today for the second time, it is only because of the blessing of the 22 crore people of Uttar Pradesh: Home Minister Amit Shah in Sant Kabir Nagar pic.twitter.com/7WUBWFhqb3
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 31, 2021Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reached Ayodhaya and offered prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday inaugurated the 'Convention of Hopes' and '80,000 Mobile Phone Distribution Campaign' in Lucknow.
In a setback to the Samajwadi Party (SP), its MLC and former Uttar Pradesh minister Shatarudra Prakash joined the BJP at the saffron party's state headquarters here on Friday. A socialist since his student days, Prakash joined the BJP in the presence of the party's state unit chief Swatantra Dev Singh.
Prakash, who joined politics while studying in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1974 from Varanasi Cantonment as a Socialist Party nominee. Three years later, he was again elected from the same constituency as a Janata Party candidate.
Passengers going to Jhansi Railway Station will now have to use 'VJLB' as code to book tickets instead of 'JHS', as per the changed name, a railways official said on Thursday.
"The earlier code for Jhansi railway station was 'JHS'. Now, with the name being changed to Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station, its code has been changed to 'VJLB', Chief Public Relations Officer of North-Central Railway, Shivam Sharma, who is based in Prayagraj, told PTI. The Uttar Pradesh government announced renaming of Jhansi Railway Station as 'Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station' on Wednesday after Rani Laxmibai -- the queen of Jhansi. The announcement was made by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday in a tweet in Hindi.
The Income Tax department on Friday raided multiple premises linked to perfume traders and some others in Uttar Pradesh as part of a tax evasion investigation, official sources said.They said the searches are being conducted in Kanpur, Kannauj, the national capital region and few other places. The department is searching multiple locations of some entities linked to the perfume trade and related businesses, the sources said.
Lashing out at the Election Commission, the Congress Thursday asked it to consult health experts, seek data on COVID-19 from the government and take an independent decision on holding elections in five states rather than acting like a "toothless tiger".
Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra's remarks in Lucknow that all political parties favoured holding elections on time following all Covid protocols, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the details about the Covid situation was with the Modi government and not with political parties.
Paediatrician Kafeel Khan, who was dismissed last month over the death of children at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital, on Thursday said he is ready to campaign for any party that can defeat the BJP in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Speaking to reporters, Khan said, "I am not going to contest the (Uttar Pradesh Assembly) elections, but I will campaign for any political party that can defeat (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) Yogi Adityanath and the BJP."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will pay a visit to Ram Lalla and the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya on Friday and address three public meetings in Uttar Pradesh. Shah will be addressing the public meetings during the party's Jan Vishwas Yatra.
In a statement issued here, the Uttar Pradesh BJP said Shah will visit the Hanumangarhi temple (in Ayodhya) on Friday at 10.30 am, and then will have a 'darshan' of Ram Lalla at 11.00 am. After this, at around 11.30 am, he will address a public meeting.
At 1.00 pm, Shah will address a public meeting in Sant Kabir Nagar. The Union minister is scheduled to hold a roadshow in Bareilly at 3.30 pm, and then address a public meeting in Bareilly at 5.00 pm.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Thursday said all political parties in Uttar Pradesh want the Assembly elections to be held according to schedule while ensuring Covid protocol. The CEC also asked the state to step up coronavirus vaccination. The number of polling booths will be increased and the voting time enhanced by an hour, he said, adding polling officials will be vaccinated and those eligible will be given a booster dose.
Chandra said some parties have also expressed concern over hate speeches, paid news and "biased" officials. On a three-day visit to Lucknow to review preparations for the elections slated to be held before mid-March, Chandra held a series of meetings with representatives of political parties as well as state and district-level officials.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed that while the previous state governments spent their money on burial grounds the BJP government works on developing religious spots, which boosts tourism and also generates employment.
Adityanath made the 'kabristan' (graveyards) jibe at the party's Jan Vishwas Yatra in Maharjganj, where he inaugurated or laid the foundation stones for 77 development projects worth Rs 437 crore. (PTI)