-Hindustan Times Adityanath was an MP from Gorakhpur when he allegedly gave an inflammatory speech outside the town’s railway station. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain why chief minister Yogi Adityanath should not be prosecuted in a case involving an alleged hate speech he had delivered before the 2007 Gorakhpur riots. A bench of chief justice of India Dipak Misra, and justices AM Khanwilkar and...
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Muzaffarnagar DM Opposes Yogi Govt, Says Can't Withdraw Riot Cases Due to Administrative Reasons -Qazi Faraz Ahmad
-News18.com In March this year, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh had initiated the process to withdraw 131 cases related to the riots in 2013. Lucknow (U.P.): The Muzaffarnagar district administration in its report to the government has advised that the withdrawal of 113 cases related to Muzzaffarnagar and Shamli riots would not be advisable on an administrative level. In March this year, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh...
More »As lynchings rise, govt tells WhatsApp to curb rumours
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Looking to clamp down on rumours that have led to lynching of innocents on suspicion of child lifting, the government on Tuesday asked Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp to take urgent steps to prevent spread of “irresponsible and explosive messages” on its platform. The warning comes at a time when there have been repeated cases of violence provoked by posts circulated on popular messaging apps where...
More »Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate -Kiran Pandey
-Down to Earth Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases The concept of ‘the more, the merrier’ doesn’t apply to farm produce and farmers’ state as much as the government thinks. Increasing production can’t be directly translated into better financial situation of farmers. According to the agriculture ministry latest estimates, in 2017-18, the total horticulture production of the country was 307.2 million tonnes, which...
More »BJP fears bitter taste of sugarcane -JP Yadav
-The Telegraph Kairana: Ganna, the sugarcane crop, is threatening to overshadow any talk of "Jinnah" and sour the BJP's chances in Monday's test against a combined Opposition in a corner of western Uttar Pradesh. After the shock setbacks in Gorakhpur and Phulpur in March, the Kairana Lok Sabha by-election has become crucial for the BJP. It's also critical for its rivals, offering a test, days after the Karnataka drama, of whether a united...
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