Tag: Keshav Prasad Maurya

‘Akhilesh Ali Jinnah’, UP Dy CM Maurya suggests new name for SP chief

Keshav Prasad Maurya said that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav should change his name to 'Akhilesh Ali Jinnah'.

November 18, 2021

‘Priyanka Twitter Vadra’: UP Dy CM takes jibe at Congress leader

Maurya further said that the social media projects her as a prominent national leader but she could not even ensure the victory of her brother.

June 6, 2020

UP Dy CM blames AAP for recent incidents of firing at Shaheen Bagh

Maurya's remarks came on the opposition's complaint to the Election Commission on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "divisive speeches".

February 3, 2020

UP government working for only one community, claims Babri panel

The panel pointed out that Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and VHP leaders have given statements which are against the ongoing judicial process in Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit.

June 21, 2019

Shiv Sena has no role in temple movement: UP Dy CM

Keshav Prasad Maurya disapproved of the Shiv Sena's push for constructing a Ram temple here, saying the party had no role in the temple movement.

November 25, 2018

Yogi Adityanath inaugurates international cricket stadium in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the ‘Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’ here on Tuesday. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, Sports Minister Chetan Chauhan and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla, Adityanath was presented with a memento by Uday Sinha, the Managing Director of Ekana Sports …

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November 6, 2018

Nothing can stop Ram temple construction: Union minister Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh has urged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government and the Supreme Court to come forward and resolve this issue.

November 4, 2018

Rahul Gandhi will never succeed in becoming PM: UP Deputy CM Maurya

Rahul Gandhi has “managed” to become the president of the Congress because of its “dynastic politics” but he will “never” succeed in becoming the prime minister, UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said here on Wednesday attacking the Congress chief in his constituency. The BJP leader alleged that the Congress was running a “contest” …

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April 25, 2018

Opposition parties responsible for violence during Dalit stir: Maurya

Monday's 'Bharat Bandh' was called by various Dalit groups and backed by political outfits to demand restoration of the Act to its original form.

April 6, 2018

All dressed up, nowhere to go

Fifty nine industrialists of Meerut district are ready to invest Rs 684 crore for growth of their industries for which they have sent proposals to the upcoming Investors Summit in Lucknow. However, they are upset by the lukewarm response from the summit organisers. The proposed investment from the district could have been much more had …

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February 18, 2018

BJP, opposition gear up for LS bypoll in Gorakhpur, Phulpur

The ruling BJP and opposition parties are bracing up for the Lok Sabha by-polls to Phulpur and Gorakhpur constituencies represented by Keshav Prasad Maurya and Yogi Adityanath respectively. The bypolls are likely to be held in March. All eyes will be on the two bypolls, specifically because the ruling BJP will try to repeat its …

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January 24, 2018

Beware of ‘fake’ samajwadis, Akhilesh tells party members

  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today cautioned his supporters against “fake samajwadis”, signalling fresh strain in the party’s top ranks. The former chief minister was addressing the state convention, which unanimously re-elected Naresh Uttam as the party’s president in Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh called on his party members at the meet, asking them to realise …

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September 23, 2017

Yogi, four others elected unopposed to UP Legislative Council

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, were on Friday elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council, election commission officials said. Along with them, Minister of State for Transport Swatantra Dev Singh and Minister of State Mohsin Raza, the sole Muslim Minister in the state government, have also …

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September 8, 2017

Nomination papers of Yogi, deputies valid; Council by-poll win certain

The nomination papers of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his two deputies for Legislative Council by-poll were found valid during scrutiny today, making their victory a foregone conclusion. Besides Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, two more state ministers had filed their nomination papers yesterday. There are five vacancies in …

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September 6, 2017

BJP aiming to win all 80 seats from UP in 2019 LS polls: Maurya

The BJP aimed at garnering 60 per cent vote share in 2019 parliamentary polls in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 Lok Sabha MPs, up from its 2014 tally of 42 per cent. The party is also aiming a complete sweep in UP, as it plans to bag all the 80 Lok Sabha …

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June 23, 2017

Two BSP ex-lawmakers, others cross over to BJP in UP

Two former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators and several others joined the ruling BJP here on Wednesday in the presence of BJP state unit chief and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Maurya welcomed into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fold former legislative council member Prashant Chowdhary and former Baghpat member of assembly Hemlata Chowdhary, …

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June 14, 2017

HC notice on plea seeking Yogi, Maurya’s disqualification

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to file their response on a petition seeking disqualification of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya for not vacating their parliamentary posts. The Lucknow bench of the high court had earlier issued a notice to the Attorney General, the country's …

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May 24, 2017