Former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation reflects the pressure generated by the student agitation; the government was compelled to abandon its ‘arrogance’, the Samajwadi Party leader says
The Samajwadi Party chief’s comments came tagging a post on X, which showed an argument between two people at the protest venue in Jantar Mantar over being called a ‘BJP-ite’ or BJP supporter
In a democracy, the government should listen to the people, understand what they want and at least hold talks with them; a solution can emerge through dialogue, said Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, accusing them of politicising matters of faith despite their past record
The resignation is seen as an attempt by the SP to make changes in the structure of the party