Abhinav Pandey

Amethi admin asks Rahul to re-schedule visit, Cong cries foul         Lucknow, Oct 1 The Amethi district authorities have asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to re-schedule his proposed visit to his Lok Sabha constituency on law-and-order grounds, drawing flak from the opposition party.         Gandhi is scheduled to visit Amethi from October 4-6.         "In order to maintain law-and-order, a majority of the district police force will be on duty. Hence, there will be great inconvenience in maintaining peace. Therefore, it is requested that the tour be re-scheduled on any date after October 5," a letter written by the Amethi administration to the district Congress chief said.         The letter, signed by District Magistrate Yogesh Kumar and Superintendent of Police Poonam, added, "Through a letter (dated September 30), it was informed that a visit of MP Rahul Gandhi is proposed from O...

Mulayam may announce new party with Lok Dal tomorrow Abhinav Pandey Lucknow, Sep 24 In a crucial turn of events in the battle for supremacy in the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav is likely to announce a new outfit tomorrow along with virtually defunct Lok Dal, and retain the 'samajwadi' tag in its name, sources in the two parties have indicated. The hint of an imminent split in the SP came yesterday when Mulayam and his brother-aide Shivpal Yadav stayed away from a state convention of the party-- which they had founded 25 years ago -- saying they were not invited. "Mulayam will hold a press conference at the Lohia Trust office here tomorrow to announce a new party with Lok Dal," Lok Dal president Sunil Singh told said. He said the word 'samajwadi' (socialist) will be retained in the name of the new party. Even as the SP prepared for the convention, sources said the two brothers pondered over formation of a secular front under ...