INDIA alliance is intact, those who want to leave alliance are free to go: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has made an announcement regarding the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He confirmed that the SP will remain a part of the INDIA alliance and will contest the elections in alliance with its partners.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Akhilesh Yadav asserted that the INDIA alliance remains strong and intact. He expressed confidence that the alliance will play a crucial role in bringing political change to Uttar Pradesh and in ousting the BJP government from power.
“Our INDIA alliance is intact. Those who want to leave the alliance are free to go. But the alliance will fight the election together,” Akhilesh Yadav stated firmly.
His remarks come at a time when there are growing questions around the unity and strength of the INDIA alliance at the national level. However, Yadav's statement indicates that the opposition will continue to present a united front in Uttar Pradesh, aiming to challenge the ruling BJP in the 2027 elections.
It is worth noting that the Samajwadi Party had also contested the recent Lok Sabha elections as part of the INDIA alliance, alongside the Congress and other opposition parties.
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CJI Surya Kant clarifies 'parasites' remarks, says 'pained' over media reports
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a strongly worded clarification on his 'parasites' remarks, saying he was "pained" by media reports that suggested he criticised youth.
"I am pained to read how a section of the media has misquoted my oral observations made during the hearing of a frivolous case yesterday," the CJI said in a statement.
Kant emphasised that his remarks were specifically directed at individuals entering the legal profession through "fake and bogus degrees" and were "misquoted by a section of the media."
The clarification follows a controversy during a hearing on Friday, when the CJI used words like "parasites" and "cockroaches" while pulling up a lawyer for his plea seeking senior designation.
"What I had specifically criticised were those who have entered professions like the Bar (legal profession) with the aid of fake and bogus degrees. Similar persons have sneaked into the media, social media, and other noble professions as well, and hence, they are like parasites.
"It is totally baseless to suggest that I criticised the youth of our nation. Not only am I proud of our present and future human resource, but every youth of India inspires me. It is not an exaggeration to say that Indian youth have great regard and respect for me, and I too see them as the pillars of a developed India," the chief justice said about his remarks.
