TopicYogi Adityanath

Topic: Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath, born in 1972 as Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht, is a monk-turned-politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party or the BJP. He has been the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, having been in office for over nearly seven years — since March 2017.

Head priest at the Gorakhnath temple, he first joined politics when he was named in charge of managing the election campaign for former MP Mahant Avaidyanath.

Yogi Adityanath represents the Gorakhpur urban constituency in the state legislative assembly. First elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, he has served as the MP for Gorakhpur in the parliament. He was a member of the Legislative Council of the state between 2017 and 2022.

Muslim man who was not in Kasganj during violence slapped with rioting & sedition charges

Sanya Dhingra - February 17, 2018

Minorities commission chief writes to UP CM Yogi urging him to re-examine the case of Zahid Ilias Jagga, who is named in an FIR with serious charges.

Hindu prudes ruining V-Day need to know how India’s sexual freedoms shocked Muslim travellers

Shashi Tharoor - February 14, 2018

All this is being done in the name of a notion of Indian culture whose assertion is based on a denial of India's real past.

No proof of bid to influence Lalu verdict, UP govt gives clean chit to IAS officer

Kumar Anshuman - February 8, 2018

CBI judge Shivpal Singh denied that Manan Akhtar had called him in connection with Lalu Yadav case.

Mother wants martyr status for son killled in communal violence in UP’s Kasganj

Ananya Bhardwaj - January 29, 2018

Family demands martyrdom and jobs for siblings after Chandan Gupta was killed in communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

Who tried to influence Lalu sentencing? Not this Muslim IAS officer from UP, says judge

Kumar Anshuman - January 16, 2018

Newspaper reports claimed Mannan Akhtar, DM of judge Shivpal Singh’s home district, tried to get him to go easy on Lalu. Judge has denied these claims.

HoaXposed: Tweet about Gorakhpur event meant to embarrass Yogi was from Akhilesh’s time

Vandana Menon - January 15, 2018

A picture tweeted about an event at the Gorakhpur Mahotsav was meant to embarrass Yogi Adityanath. It turns out the event was held before he came to power.

Yes, Yogi Adityanath is withdrawing a criminal case against himself. So what?

Dhruv Rathee - December 28, 2017

Some call Yogi Adityanath's move to withdraw cases against himself as cheating, others call it the death of democracy. I call this ‘a blessing in disguise’.