Hours after UP chief minister Mayawati said that she was not averse to recommending a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Lakhimpur, the parents of the victim gave a letter to the district magistrate of Lakhimpur saying that they wanted a CBI inquiry into their daughter’s killing.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday asked members of the civil society to take the issue of Lokpal bill to the people of the country and then let them decide on it in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

A delegation of Congress on Thursday met Uttar Pradesh governor B.L. Joshi and demanded a CBI probe into the death of a five-year-old girl, whose body was recovered without a kidney on June 11, and alleged killing of the accused in the case by policemen in Barabanki district.

The Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the Lakhimpur rape and murder case while the Samajwadi Party has asked the governor to convene a special session of the state Assembly.

The death of 34-year-old ascetic, Swami Nigamanand, who died in Dehra Dun after fasting for 115 days to save the Ganga river from pollution and illegal quarrying, has put the BJP government in Uttarakhand in the dock.

After announcing its option of alliances with smaller parties in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has now started assessing the strength and base of smaller parties.

Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said the culprits in the murder of a 14-year-old girl, found hanging in a police compound in Uttar Pradesh, would be brought to book. She said her government was n

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday said she was not opposed to a CBI probe into the death of a girl whose body was found hanging in a police compound, but feared the case “may be botched up” by the central agency.

Facing opposition flak, UP chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday said her government has no objection to a CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur teenaged girl’s murder case if the victim’s family wanted it.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday vowed to bring to book the killers of a 14-year-old girl who was found hanging in a police compound five days ago. But she rejected demands for a CBI pr