Woman alleges she has daughter with BJP MP Ravi Kishan whom he is not accepting
Lucknow: Aparna Thakur, a woman from Lucknow, has accused BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan Shukla of neglecting their daughter from their alleged second marriage. Speaking to journalists in Lucknow alongside her daughter, Aparna made serious allegations against the MP, stating, "My name is Aparna, and my daughter is the daughter of MP and actor Ravi Kishan, whom he is not accepting." Aparna further warned that she intends to pursue legal action on this matter.
Expressing her grievances, Aparna appealed to the Chief Minister to ensure justice for her daughter, emphasizing her desire to seek her daughter's rightful dues through legal recourse. She revealed details about her marriage to Ravi Kishan, claiming that they were married in Malad, Mumbai, in 1996.
Aparna stressed that her only demand is for Ravi Kishan to either acknowledge their daughter or provide her with her rightful entitlements.
Accompanied by her daughter during the interaction with reporters, Aparna's statements were covered by PTI's Hindi news agency Bhasha. Attempts were made to reach Ravi Kishan for comment, but his public relations officer, Pawan Dubey, stated that Ravi Kishan was out of town and would provide a response if necessary.
Ravi Kishan, a prominent Bhojpuri actor, is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Gorakhpur against Kajal Nishad of the Samajwadi Party (SP). Gorakhpur, traditionally a stronghold of the BJP, holds significance as the hometown of the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. Ravi Kishan currently serves as the sitting MP from the Gorakhpur constituency.
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Uttarakhand Assembly passes censure motion against opposition over women's reservation bill
Dehradun (PTI): The Uttarakhand Assembly passed a censure motion against the Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday for allegedly blocking the passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in Parliament.
The motion, which expressed the House's formal disapproval of the opposition's conduct, triggered a massive uproar by Congress members, leading to the adjournment of the House sine die.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Subodh Uniyal moved the censure motion, citing the "uncooperative attitude" of opposition parties toward the bill seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies.
Addressing a special daylong session convened specifically to discuss "Nari Samman -- Rights in Democracy", Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the bill's passage would have benefitted every political party.
Dhami noted that after delimitation, the number of Assembly seats in the hill state would have gone up to 105, with 35 reserved for women. He added that the number of Lok Sabha seats from Uttarakhand would have risen from five to seven or eight.
"The opposition fears that if women from ordinary households enter politics, the shops of dynastic politics run by certain parties will shut down," the chief minister claimed.
He compared the opposition's conduct in Parliament to the assembly in Mahabharat where Draupadi was insulted. Dhami further likened the opposition's behaviour to the "arrogance of Ravan".
The chief minister highlighted his government's initiatives, asserting that Uttarakhand was the first state to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to protect women's rights. He said the UCC freed Muslim women from practices like "halala", "iddat", polygamy and child marriage.
Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya questioned the technical feasibility of the bill, calling the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claims of providing reservation by 2029 "misleading".
He argued that the bill is linked to census and delimitation processes. The Congress leader said the 2026 census would conclude by 2027 and the final data publication would take two more years.
"The delimitation process will take another six years. The actual implementation of this bill is not possible before 2034," Arya said, describing the move as a strategy to protect the BJP's "political ground".
The session also saw high drama outside the Assembly gates, where Congress MLA Virendra Jati staged a protest, demanding the payment of "outstanding" dues to farmers by sugar mills.
Jati arrived at the Assembly's main gate with a tractor-trolley loaded with sugarcane and dumped it on the road. The move brought the traffic to a halt, prompting traffic and security personnel to intervene and clear the area.
Women Congress workers also staged a demonstration against the "anti-people policies" of the state government.
