Mulayam Singh

By conferring Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam, govt has mocked stature: Maurya

By conferring the Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on Thursday. He and other party leaders demanded that the Samajwadi Party founder be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. Yadav was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, posthumously on Wednesday. Reacting to the award, SP MLA Maurya tweeted in Hindi, "By giving Padma Vibhushan posthumously to Netaji Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Government of India has made a mockery of Netaji's stature, work and contributions to the nation. If Netaji had to be respected then he should have been honoured with Bharat Ratna." Similar views were expressed by party spokesperson I P Singh. "Except the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour, no other honour befits the son of the soil, Late Mulayam Singh Yadav. An announcement should be made to gi

Mulayam Singh's ashes to be immersed in Ganga at Haridwar on Monday

Samajwadi Party (SP) founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's ashes will be immersed in the Ganga river in Haridwar on Monday. Acharya Radha Mohan Mishra, from Mathura-Vrindavan, who is reciting the Garuda Purana, said the former chief minister's family will go to Haridwar on Sunday and immerse the ashes in the holy river as per Vedic rituals the next day. Garuda Katha is being recited from Wednesday in the presence of family members. Acharya Radha Mohan Mishra said that Garuda Path will continue till October 21 when the Shanti Havan Yagna, will be performed with Vedic rituals. Yadav died on October 10 at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram (Haryana) aged 82. His last rites were performed on October 11 in his native village Saifai in Etawah district.

Mulayam's demise: SP's Akhilesh Yadav without his 'shield and shadow'

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise might not have any direct political impact on the party, but its president Akhilesh Yadav will now have to work without his "shield and shadow". Besides, the party is sure to miss Mulayam Singh's emotional bonding with every camp and also his expert guidance in crucial times, according to political observers and party insiders. Akhilesh Yadav, his son, became the party president in 2017 after a feud with uncle Shivpal Yadav. Even though he is already at the helm of affairs and has his team in place, Mulayam Singh has left behind him a void which will be hard to fill, they believe. According to political observer J P Shukla, Mulayam had stopped running the everyday affairs of the party long back, but his blessings were sought before every major decision by the party chief. "Mulayam had founded the party but he had not interfered in the party's functioning for the past several years. His name was a shield for Akhilesh in whatever .

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Mulayam Singh Yadav still in ICU, critical, says Gurugram hospital

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav continues to be in the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and his condition remains critical, the hospital said on Thursday. He is being administered life-saving drugs, it said in a bulletin. "Mulayam Singh ji is still critical and on life saving drugs, he is being treated in the ICU Medanta hospital, Gurugram, by a comprehensive team of specialists," the hospital said. Yadav, 82, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday.

BJP leaders remind Akhilesh about Sinha's 'ISI agent' barb at Mulayam

Maurya and Pathak shared an old newspaper clipping on Twitter that featured Sinha's statement referring to SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav as an agent of Pakistani spy agency ISI

UP Polls: Mulayam Singh campaigns for Akhilesh in Mainpuri

Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Thursday, campaigned for Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal in Mainpuri and asked people to ensure a big margin of victory for Akhilesh, ahead of UP Elections

Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother-in-law Pramod Gupta set to join BJP today

A day after Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his brother-in-law and former SP leader Pramod Gupta is set to join the BJP

UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP on Wednesday. She joined the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and and its state chief Swatantra Dev Singh. She is married to Prateek Yadav, son of Mulayam Singh Yadav's second wife while SP president Akhilesh Yadav is his son from the first marriage. Aparna Yadav said she has always been impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that the nation's interest has always been her priority. There had been much speculation about her joining the BJP, and the development highlights the rift in the SP's ruling family at a time when Akhilesh Yadav has been working to rally the party's base in the run up to the state assembly polls. The BJP may field her in the polls, sources said. Aparna Yadav had contested the 2017 assembly polls on the Samajwadi Party ticket from Lucknow Cantt but had lost to BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi, now a Lok Sabha ..

Mulayam tried to convince Aparna Yadav not to join BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tried hard to dissuade his daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav from joining the BJP, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday

Country seeing politics of change, youth should make it successful: Mulayam

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said that the country is witnessing the "politics of change" and called on the youth to make it successful

Skillful politician with knack for realpolitik, Amar Singh could do it all

Singh, 64, had undergone kidney transplant in 2011 and was not keeping well for a long time. He was admitted to a hospital in Singapore some eight months ago

SC notice to CBI in disproportionate assets case against Mulayam, Akhilesh

A bench comprising chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta asked the CBI to file its response in two weeks with regard to present status of investigation in the assets case

Mulayam offers to pay rent on market rates for palatial bungalow

Yadav has written to state estate officer Yogesh Kumar Shukla seeking two years' time to vacate his government accommodation

I will remain in SP: Mulayam Singh

During a conference, Mulayam had said one who cannot be loyal to his father will do the same with the country

Inspection reveals Mulayam Singh's unpaid electricity bill is Rs 4 lakh

He has been given a time period till the end of the month to pay up.

Show of strength on cards amid strained ties in Mulayam clan

Akhilesh is giving final touches to his rath yatra, which will begin from Lucknow on Thursday and pass through Unnao enroute to Kanpur

All is well in family, Samajwadi Party: Mulayam Singh

He is said to have brokered peace between CM Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav