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Tharoor's ‘ex BJP MP’ retort to Cong colleague who questioned Pahalgam stance
Congress leader Udit Raj had asked Shashi Tharoor if he was a BJP spokesperson.
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 08:33 AM IST
‘You a BJP spokesperson?’: Congress leader slams Tharoor over Pahalgam remarks
Raj questioned whether Tharoor was speaking for the Congress or aligning himself with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Published on Apr 28, 2025 09:56 AM IST
Celebrate Kanshi Ram’s birth anniv with zeal: Maya to BSP cadre
BSP chief Mayawati prepares for Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary on March 15, urging party members to celebrate and criticizing Congress and BJP's actions.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Row over Udit Raj’s remark on Mayawati, BSP seeks action
The BSP workers took to street in Lucknow and other cities on Tuesday, demanding action against Udit Raj
Updated on Feb 18, 2025 09:52 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Congress leader sparks row with ‘Strangle Mayawati’ remark, BSP calls for action
BSP leader Akash Anand called for strict action against Udit Raj for his threats to "strangle" party chief Mayawati.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 03:02 PM IST
Former MP faces ex-mayor in North West Delhi seat
A former IRS officer, Udit Raj — who represented the North West Delhi seat in 2014 on BJP ticket — is contesting this time on a Congress ticket
Updated on May 16, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Congress' Udit Raj reacts to Arvinder Singh Lovely's resignation: ‘Yaad rakhna…’
Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress chief criticising the party's alliance with AAP and the statements of Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj.
Updated on Apr 29, 2024 08:37 AM IST
At Congress event in Delhi, functionaries protest fielding of ‘outsiders’
The protest was held when Udit Raj along with JP Agarwal and Kanhaiya Kumar were addressing a press conference
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 05:38 AM IST
Alok KN Mishra
Wrestlers get support from Opposition politicians
Political support poured in for the wrestlers, with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among politicians expressing solidarity.
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 01:37 AM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Udit Raj regrets remarks on Droupadi Murmu but says 'I have a right'
Facing flak, Udit Raj regretted his ‘chamchagiri’ word for President Droupadi Murmu but said Dr Ambedkar feared that in the name of SC/ST, 'deaf and dumb' will become their representative.
Updated on Oct 07, 2022 07:22 AM IST
‘Shameful’: Women panel summons Congress leader over remarks on President Murmu
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra hit out Udit Raj's remarks and said the remarks showed the Congress's "anti-tribal mindset".
Updated on Oct 06, 2022 04:00 PM IST
‘Time to stop blaming EVM’: Karti Chidambaram to Congress doubters
After the ruling NDA took an initial lead from the grand alliance -Which consists of RJD, Congress and the three Left parties, in poll trends for Bihar, Congress leader Udit Raj raised questions on the reliability of EVMs.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 04:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Udit Raj deletes then restores Kumbh tweet, told to apologise to Dalits
Udit Raj restored his tweet on Kumbh mela on Friday and said he was ready for a debate on his opinion on the matter.
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 01:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Politicians who addressed anti-CAA protests mentioned in Delhi riots charge sheet
The political leaders have not been charged or named as accused in the charge sheet
Published on Sep 24, 2020 10:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
PFI activists in touch with AAP and Congress, HQ in Shaheen Bagh, says ED official
The ED officer also revealed that the PFI president of Delhi, Mohammad Parwez Ahmed has been in regular touch with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh and several Congress leaders including Udit Raj.
Updated on Feb 06, 2020 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Working to pacify’: BJP on Cong claim that it instigated JNU violence
Both the BJP leaders said that they were there like all leaders of other political party.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Former BJP lawmaker Udit Raj appointed Congress spokesperson
Udit Raj, a former BJP MP from Delhi, quit the party to join the Congress ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 05:37 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Udit Raj’s last-minute shift to Cong adds twist to North West Delhi polls
The BJP has fielded popular Punjabi Hans Raj Hans, preferring him over the incumbent Udit Raj, who then joined the Congress. The Congress is banking on one of its three working presidents and two-time MLA Rajesh Lilothia, who is the party’s known Dalit face. Udit Raj, who has a strong support base in the area, said he will campaign for Lilothia.
Updated on May 11, 2019 09:15 PM IST
‘BJP doesn’t want Dalit leader, they only want Dalit votes’ says Udit Raj
Udit Raj who was elected on a BJP ticket from North-West Delhi constituency in 2014, said the BJP and the RSS are dangerous for Dalits.
Published on Apr 30, 2019 09:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | HT Correspondent
Punished by BJP for speaking up on Dalits, says Udit Raj after joining Congress
The BJP’s member of Parliament from North West Delhi Udit Raj had said on Tuesday morning that he will resign from the party if he was not named as the candidate from the seat in the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 01:27 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP prefers singer Hans in North West, Udit Raj upset
Hans, a popular Punjabi folk and Sufi singer, filed his nomination from the constituency Tuesday and was accompanied by BJP MLA and leader of the opposition in the Delhi assembly Vijender Gupta.
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 05:12 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Singer Hans Raj Hans is BJP’s Northwest Delhi candidate, Udit Raj dropped
As speculation grew of Hans being picked for the Northwest Delhi seat, Udit Raj, accompanied by dozens of his supporters, reached the Delhi BJP office on Pant Marg, where they created a ruckus.
Updated on May 03, 2020 03:57 PM IST
HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Will quit, if denied ticket’: Delhi BJP lawmaker Udit Raj warns party
Udit Raj, who is sitting MP from North West Delhi, said he will wait for some time for a reply from his party, BJP, and then file his nomination as an Independent candidate from the seat at 10 am.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 10:15 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: AAP says Udit Raj neglecting his constituency
The ruling party released a statement, which it called the “performance report” of Raj, as part of its ongoing “Pol Khol” campaign. AAP has so far criticised the performance of all seven Lok Sabha MPs in Delhi over issues ranging from education to health care to development.
Published on Apr 18, 2019 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Home to a Mughal-era hunting lodge, Jaunti village awaits tourism facelift
Jaunti is one of the four model villages adopted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj in northwest Delhi in 2014 under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Ashish Mishra
Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: North West Delhi has gone to Congress as well as BJP
Krishna Tirath of the Congress had won from North West Delhi constituency in the first Lok Sabha election in 2009, a year after it was created.
Updated on May 07, 2019 11:14 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Why open-air gyms topped Delhi MPs’ list of development projects
One reason open gyms are one of the top projects sanctioned by MPs is that the MPLAD fund can’t be used in JJ clusters, slums and unauthorised colonies
Updated on Feb 08, 2019 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Ashish Mishra and Risha Chitlangia, New Delhi
BJP’s SC face not happy with party’s ‘khichdi’ event
The Bhim Mahasamagam event, as it is called, entails cooking khichdi from rice and lentils collected from three lakh Dalit families.
Updated on Jan 06, 2019 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Risha Chitlangia
BJP MP Udit Raj says Delhi government delaying projects, AAP hits back
Raj said three road over bridge projects worth ₹282 crore at Gheora, Kirari and Narela were recently sanctioned by the Union housing and urban affairs ministry. While the ministry agreed to pay for the construction cost, the Delhi government had to acquire the land for the projects and pay ₹111 crore for it.
Updated on Jan 04, 2019 03:11 PM IST
Hindutan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘MeToo movement beginning of a wrong practice’: BJP MP Udit Raj backs Nana Patekar
Describing the #MeToo movement in India as the beginning of a “wrong practice”, BJP MP Udit Raj on Tuesday supported actor Nana Patekar and questioned actress Tanushree Dutta for speaking up after a decade.
Updated on Oct 09, 2018 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
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