Mufti Shamoon Qasmi said roads should remain clear for commuters and emergency services while backing Yogi Adityanath’s remarks on public namaz and crowd management.
RPI(A) has staked claim to 25 seats in Uttar Pradesh, signalling tougher alliance negotiations with the BJP as smaller NDA partners begin early positioning for the 2027 Assembly polls.
Speaking to reporters at the party office in Lucknow, Yadav alleged that inflation continues to rise while the government is burdening the public through higher taxes.
The minister’s remarks are significant as it is a rare instance of a ruling party leader publicly criticising action by a central agency against an Opposition politician.
"The BJP's intentions were bad then and remain bad now," he claimed.
Addressing a large organisational meeting of BSP office-bearers from state to booth level on Saturday, Mayawati asserted that no other party had respected, empowered, and protected Brahmins as sincerely as the BSP during her tenure.
A delegation of the Varanasi Metropolitan Congress Committee submitted a detailed memorandum to the ADM (Supply), alleging biased practices and serious lapses during the second phase of the ongoing intensive voter list revision in the City North Assembly constituency (388).
He claimed that when his party workers meticulously examined the voter list in his North Assembly constituency, they found the names of approximately 9,200 people registered more than once (two, three, four, or even more times).
He sarcastically remarked that it now seems as if the Election Commission's flag should be hoisted on the houses of BJP members, making them presiding officers and turning their houses into polling booths.
Around 50 candidates gathered outside the Samajwadi Party office at approximately 11:00 am, planning to march towards the Deputy Chief Minister’s residence.
