Siddharth Nath Singh added ( about Manish Sisodia ) : “Since Manish Sisodia is the Education Minister in Delhi, he kept the issue of education important in his visit. He went out for school inspection, the administration stopped him. BJP did not say anything on this issue, but its Basic Education Minister has put a photo of the schools through Facebook post and said those who want to see they can see,”

news18 Thursday, December 24, 2020 6:50:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Arvind Kejriwal ) : “As far as the fight against Covid-19 in Delhi is concerned, why did the central government have to intervene? Because they (AAP government) had failed… Mr Kejriwal is daydreaming,”

news18 Thursday, December 17, 2020 7:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Arvind Kejriwal ) : “As far as the fight against Covid-19 in Delhi is concerned, why did the central government have to intervene? Because they (AAP government) had failed Mr Kejriwal is day dreaming,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “He should, therefore, hide behind the curtain,”

timesofindia Wednesday, December 16, 2020 11:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Uddhav Thackeray has lost his sleep after UP CM's visit to Mumbai. They have used offensive language using Saamna editorial, which we condemn. This may be their party culture. We were welcomed open-heartedly by Bollywood people,”

news-yahoo-in Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:53:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

dnaindia Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

dnaindia Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

news-yahoo-in Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:47:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

news-yahoo-in Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:47:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 8:45:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 8:45:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in the garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light,”

outlookindia Saturday, November 28, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “UP’s exports were Rs 1.20 lakh crore in 2019-20. We plan to increase our exports to at least Rs 3 lakh crore in the next three years,”

timesofindia Thursday, November 26, 2020 5:55:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light. In fact, these conversions were carried out with deceit and force. This made it necessary to bring a law. There is a high court order as well which states religious conversion for sake of marriage is illegal,”

timesofindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 5:42:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If someone wants to convert their religion after marriage, an application will have to be submitted to the district magistrate two months in advance. The conversion can take place if permission is granted,”

expressindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:56:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in the garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light. These conversions were carried out with deceit and force. This made it necessary to bring in a law. There is a high court order as well which states religious conversion for the sake of marriage is illegal,"

timesofindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If they get permission, then they can convert their religion with marriage,”

thehindu Tuesday, November 24, 2020 9:14:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If they get permission, then they can convert their religion with marriage,”

Hindu Tuesday, November 24, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Thales has proposed to make night vision devices for the armed forces in association with Kanpur-based defence company MKU and work is under progress over the proposal,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : "As far as BJP is concerned, we are proud that we spent on Kumbh 2019 . It was known throughout the world. Next Kumbh will be grander and we will spend double the amount. It is the promise to those who wish to attend the Kumbh,"

timesofindia Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:05:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The opposition tried to topple the government. To destabilise and topple the government, those involved in the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests have come out. We have unearthed a conspiracy to topple the government and the government has given details of it on the Supreme Court. Conspirators won't be spared,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 6, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Organisations names like PFI have come out. Did Rahul want to lead the vicious campaign in connivance with media and with people who were involved in the Shaheen Bagh? Why does Rahul not speak on that? Did he speak to the Rajasthan government? Did he speak to his coalition government in Maharashtra? Stop cherry-picking,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 6, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "Why are they not (Congress leaders) visiting Rajasthan? Will Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi not give answers on what is happening in Rajasthan? They want to play politics over the issue (Hathras rape incident) by visiting the district,"

news-yahoo-in Saturday, October 3, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The incident which happened in Hathras is very unfortunate. The family of the deceased while talking with the Chief Minister had requested strict and prompt action against the accused. The government also wants the same, therefore, the whole matter will be heard in fast track courts and strict action will be taken to set an example so that such incidents do not happen again,"

news-yahoo-in Saturday, October 3, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Chief Minister ) : "The incident is very saddening. Our Chief Minister is also sad. FIR was filed as soon as his brother visited the police station. Our government stands with the victim's family. The investigation started immediately and four accused have been arrested. Strict action will be taken,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, October 1, 2020 6:29:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Rahul Gandhi has a track record that whenever he comes back from foreign, he gets busy in photo ops. Whatever is happening on Yamuna Expressway is a photo op. There is neither sympathy nor sensitivity,"

irishsun Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "He did not follow any legal procedure. Did you (Rahul) take permission? You decide in the morning that today is my photo-op day. After doing a photo op you come back home,"

irishsun Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh informed : “The chief minister has issued instructions in this regard and the SC/ST community entrepreneurs would be provided with special incentives,”

business-standard Tuesday, September 29, 2020 6:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “So far, six developers have evinced interest in setting up such Parks at Agra, Meerut, Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Chandauli, Jhansi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur districts,”

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:21:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says : “I got to know at a webinar that Microsoft was planning a campus in North India. I immediately reached out,”

economictimes Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says : “His message is clear. Such behaviour will not be tolerated,”

economictimes Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In the case in textiles, especially woven textiles and footwear, China has a 77% market share in woven fabrics and 57.4% global share in footwear exports. Uttar Pradesh also has a global market and exports textiles and footwear, especially from Kanpur and Agra but our market was taken away by China in all these products as they became more competitive by using innovative methods. But with geopolitical disturbances happening, we can actually turn the tables. During my interactions with Indian High Commissions and embassies of various countries, it was quite well reflected that this is a space that UP must occupy and that is what we are targeting,”

financialexpress Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The state will roll out the red carpet for Microsoft to make it easier for the company to do business,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “With Microsoft coming into the fold, Noida and Greater Noida will become a major destination for electronics and IT in the country,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The state will roll out the red carpet for Microsoft to make it easier for the company to do business,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In their own words, it is going to be one of the best tech hubs globally,”

financialexpress Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:18:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The company has said that they want to move their North India campus to Greater Noida. The next step will be a site inspection by the team both in Greater Noida and along the Yamuna Expressway followed by their proposal which the state government will examine,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “By allowing companies to have additional working capital during the production stage, this policy will be extremely attractive for anyone who wishes to invest in UP, especially now when due to the Covid-19 lockdown, companies are facing a huge financial crunch. No other state in the country has adopted this policy so far. We will be making a presentation on this before the chief minister shortly,”

timesofindia Friday, June 19, 2020 6:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh informed : “The CM has directed the ministers in charge of the districts to review the progress of the district level boards every month, while the DMs will have the responsibility of updating the ministers and the local legislators with the weekly progress reports,”

business-standard Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh asserted : "To those who had raised questions as to how the state government will carry out the gigantic task of providing 11 lakh jobs to skilled and semi-skilled labourers, the MSME department has given the answer,"

economictimes Friday, May 29, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Narendra Modi ) : "I welcome it (the decision) and congratulate my MSME team for helping in bringing Von Wellx German shoe brand... from China to UP. This will give employment to 10,000 people and also fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of attracting investments moving away from China,"

business-standard Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:27:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We are standing at UP border at Uncha Nagla with the buses for past three hours. The Agra administration is not allowing us to enter. This is the time to show sensitivity. We request you again to grant permission to allow entry of all our buses immediately so that we can move forward,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Priyanka Vadra ) : “We have done preliminary inquiry and it has come to surface that out of the buses for which they sent details, many are turning out to be 3-wheelers autos and goods carriers. It's unfortunate, Sonia Gandhi should answer why they are committing this fraud,”

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh charged : "It is unfortunate that the Congress Party is trying to make a political capital out of the migrant issue. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seeking to send buses to the UP border shows that she does not understand the concept of logistics. She is purely indulging in petty politics,"

business-standard Sunday, May 17, 2020 2:34:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about India Congress Committee ) : "The migrant workers are not originating from UP but from states like Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. These states are either ruled by the Congress or its allies. If she understood the logistics, the buses should be kept in those states to ferry them up to UP destination,"

business-standard Sunday, May 17, 2020 2:34:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “With a view to bring about a comprehensive improvement in industrialization, UP has taken up reforms in electronics, warehousing, logistics, pharmaceuticals, industrial parks and food processing,”

economictimes Saturday, May 9, 2020 8:49:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Alok Sinha ) : “More than a month ago, Yogiji set up a committee with agriculture produce commissioner Alok Sinha and representation from rural development, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) , labour and panchayati raj departments. As MSME Minister, I was also told that the mandate of the committee was to explore ways to ramp up employment opportunities to those returning. The goal we have been given is around 15 lakh jobs, with five lakh jobs target for my department alone,”

Hindu Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:35:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Alok Sinha ) : “More than a month ago, Yogiji set up a committee with agriculture produce commissioner Alok Sinha and representation from rural development, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) , labour and panchayati raj departments. As MSME Minister, I was also told that the mandate of the committee was to explore ways to ramp up employment opportunities to those returning. The goal we have been given is around 15 lakh jobs, with five lakh jobs target for my department alone,”

thehindu Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:16:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “But they want us to introduce some relaxations in labour laws,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They’ve shown interest,”

nypost Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “They already have investments in China. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to bring them to UP, given how we’re working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,”

nypost Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : "We humbly request the industry to support the government in retaining migrant workers by accommodating them in the factory area or nearby locations, as once these labourers leave for their hometowns, it will be a bigger issue to get them back to work, and the industry will suffer,"

business-standard Saturday, May 2, 2020 2:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "US has significant investment in China. PM and CM want to use the opportunity where industries are moving out of China, and see how they can be brought to India, to UP. Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They've shown interest, companies including big names from logistics, scientific instrumentation, electronic and automobile industries. They already have investments in China. I am hopeful we will be able to bring them to UP, given how we are working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Our national president had clarified that immediate action will be taken against member of BJP who says anything like that. State chief too took immediate action. No one has the right to say anything which divides the society,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Chief Minister ) : “US has significant investment in China. Prime Minister and Chief Minister want to use the opportunity where industries are moving out of China and see how they can be brought to India, especially to UP. Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They’ve shown interest,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “They already have investments in China. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to bring them to UP, given how we’re working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Suggestions sent to the Centre include guarantee-free credit and loan to pay salaries. The pandemic will trigger a paradigm change in nature of businesses, but the state government is committed to supporting industry and enhancing ease of doing business,”

timesofindia Sunday, April 19, 2020 1:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “The government will try to attract investors from some specific category including automobiles, food processing, electronics and garments. The state has also provided base to companies which are into manufacturing of mobile phones,”

news18 Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Each minister’s salary will come down by about Rs 33,000 per month,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:17:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh wrote ( about Chief Minister ) : "I am giving Rs 1 crore to COVID Care Fund created by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from my Legislative Area Development Fund,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The SC had asked for a law to be made and we are only respecting that. The CM's decision to challenge the HC order will ensure that such incidents of violent protests will not take place in the state again"

timesofindia Saturday, March 14, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Any premier institution's ethos needs to be maintained and I am sure the government is committed to maintaining that,"

business-standard Friday, January 17, 2020 2:35:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “These days, the politics of misleading people has become a trend. This is called spit and run in English, where there is no truth but the aim is to just mislead people,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 8, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We do not know from where they (SP) got their figures, but they are all false. It is sad that Akhileshji has been chief minister of this state and he does not even understand the difference between JE, AES and neo-natal deaths due to malnutrition, and that is why they could not control cases and deaths,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 8, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The entire drama was aimed at grabbing media space, but even that failed. Her charge of misbehavior and manhandling was false and baseless,”

timesofindia Sunday, December 29, 2019 9:30:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If for any reason, the person does not have the required land, the requisite money can be deposited so that trees can be planted on the forest department land,”

HindustanTimes Monday, December 9, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In the GST Council meeting, no decision could be taken as to whether GST should be imposed on extra neutral alcohol. Hence, it was left to the discretion of the state government,”

HindustanTimes Monday, December 9, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "A link-way will be built to connect Ballia with Purvanchal Expressway. The Cabinet has approved preparation of the DPR (Detailed Project Report) and it will be ready in around six months. The link-way will be almost 40 kilometres long,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Now you have to plant 10 trees if you wish to cut one tree. If for any reason you do not have the required land, then the required amount of money can be deposited, so that trees can be planted on the land of the forest department,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "In the GST Council meeting, no decision could be taken as to whether GST should be imposed on extra neutral alcohol. Hence, it was left to the discretion of the state government,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The minimum size of land has also been fixed. For cities, it will be 35x35 sq metres and for hilly regions it will be 20x20 sq metres,"

timesofindia Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The minimum size of land has also been fixed. For cities, it will be 35×35 sq metres and for hilly regions it will be 20×20 sq metres,”

financialexpress Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Commission ) : “We are looking at strengthening our Planning Commission and there was a suggestion from the Niti Aayog that the UP government could adopt the federal Niti Aayog structure,”

business-standard Saturday, November 16, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In case of the Bundelkhand Expressway, Rs. 2202.38 crore has been allotted for acquiring land, while the cost of construction would be Rs. 7786.81 crore. The total cost of construction of the Gorakhpur Link Express way will be Rs. 3024.10 crore while Rs. 1563.90 crore is earmarked for purchasing land,”

financialexpress Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “When we have adequate number of skilled youth, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow at multiple digits and not just single digit,”

business-standard Friday, October 18, 2019 10:05:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Demonetisation finished the parallel economy but also brought in some disruptions,”

HindustanTimes Friday, October 18, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Akhilesh Yadav ) : “It was an encounter but Akhilesh has to go to the person’s house because he is in love with the sand mining mafia and has to take care of the caste equation. He does not care how the sand mining mafia should be eradicated. This is precisely why he was thrown out by people in the elections”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh explained : “This is a time consuming process that also has a cost component. Therefore, the chief minister wants to have a channelised department or ministry to take care of such issues,” “For example, there is a commerce and industry ministry at the Centre, apart from a separate heavy industries ministry. Similarly, the manifestation of the union commerce ministry in UP could be seen in the investment and export promotion department,”

business-standard Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:11:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “I have a strong link with ‘charkha’. My grandfather, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, got a ‘charkha’ in dowry. This is considered the symbol of self-reliance”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, October 2, 2019 8:46:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The Cabinet has made a provision to compensate the family members and victims of mob violence like mob lynching, acid attack or rape incidents. Twenty-five per cent of interim compensation will be given through the District Magistrate after a preliminary inquiry in such cases,"

business-standard Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:46:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The policy focuses on three main planks -- promoting manufacture of EVs in the state, setting up charging stations and generating demand for such vehicles,”

business-standard Saturday, August 31, 2019 4:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Yogi Adityanath ) : “The state government will handhold MSME sector and play the role of a facilitator, rather than conduct business activities itself. Under the Yogi Adityanath dispensation, the IFC has also acknowledged the positive transformation in the state business climate and its propensity to deliver,”

business-standard Friday, August 30, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The bid document for the construction of various packages of the Bundelkhand Expressway has been approved by the Cabinet"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:29:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The bid document for the construction of various packages of the Bundelkhand Expressway has been approved by the Cabinet."

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The government is tax-neutral towards petrol and diesel prices. When oil prices increase in the international market, then Value Added Tax (VAT) decreases. When prices in the international market decrease, then VAT increases. This is what the Yogi government did. The Opposition is raising the issue without knowing the crux of the matter,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh pointed out : "Last year in October 2018, when VAT was decreased then the petrol price was Rs 83.35 per litre and diesel price was Rs 75.64 per litre. Today, when VAT has been increased petrol price is Rs 73.65 per litre and diesel price is Rs 65.35 per litre. So, even today petrol and diesel prices are around Rs 10 below last year's mark. So, there would be no effect on inflation and the common people would not be affected by this move,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The government is tax-neutral towards petrol and diesel prices. When oil prices increase in the international market, then Value Added Tax (VAT) decreases. When prices in the international market decrease, then VAT increases. This is what the Yogi government did. The Opposition is raising the issue without knowing the crux of the matter,"

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh pointed out : "Last year in October 2018, when VAT was decreased then the petrol price was Rs 83.35 per litre and diesel price was Rs 75.64 per litre. Today, when VAT has been increased petrol price is Rs 73.65 per litre and diesel price is Rs 65.35 per litre. So, even today petrol and diesel prices are around Rs 10 below last year's mark. So, there would be no effect on inflation and the common people would not be affected by this move,"

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 6, 2019 7:52:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

asianage Tuesday, August 6, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 6, 2019 1:44:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “A proposal would soon be brought in the cabinet,”

timesofindia Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:57:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “Final decision was not taken but the cabinet was of view that state departments should correspond with those at Centre,” “A final blue print for reorganization is being prepared and would be put up for cabinet approval soon. The Centre has formed new departments, like water conservation. Accordingly, the state government will have to set up a department for fast, smooth functioning in coordination with Centre,”

timesofindia Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:42:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The state government is looking to clear the reorganisation proposal at the earliest,”

business-standard Wednesday, July 3, 2019 12:00:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We are working on a mission mode; 38 districts in Uttar Pradesh are endemic for encephalitis,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In terms of effort, it’s quite like the pulse polio campaign that ended polio in India, but encephalitis is a more complex disease. There was a vaccine against polio, which made eradication possible, and though we just have a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis, there is none for AES and we can work to prevent and treat it to reduce disability and save lives,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “So far, we are better off than last year, when we had 84 deaths from January to June. In 2019, we had 16 deaths till June 17,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Affiliation to CSJMU was inconvenient as Kanpur is situated at a distance of about 250 km from Amethi. The state cabinet has decided to affiliate these colleges to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, which is just 90 km away,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 29, 2019 5:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says ( about Apna Dal ) : “Apna Dal and SBSP have been our partners of the days of struggle. They will not do anything to destabilize NDA,”

newindianexpress Friday, February 22, 2019 6:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : “How will he understand importance of Kumbh? The atmosphere he’s in, the culture he has been brought up in, doesn’t understand this. You people have committed a lot of misdeeds, take a holy dip in Kumbh and you might be able to repent for your sins,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Prime Minister Modi strikes extreme fear in his opponents who are forming ‘khichdi’ alliance to challenge him, but the BJP will crush all alliances,”

india Monday, January 21, 2019 12:23:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Prime Minister Modi strikes extreme fear in his opponents who are forming 'khichdi' alliance to challenge him, but the BJP will crush all alliances,"

dnaindia Sunday, January 20, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "If you loot public money, then law will take its own course,"

firstpost Monday, January 7, 2019 7:52:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Akhilesh Yadav ) : "The BJP demand that the CBI should investigate Akhilesh Yadav,"

timesofindia Sunday, January 6, 2019 8:37:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : “As we are personally visiting states to invite devotees, we do not want language to be a barrier for people attending Kumbh Mela. We are training about 10,000 people in different national and international languages. Kannada is one of them,”

timesofindia Thursday, December 27, 2018 11:33:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh clarified : "media could not differentiate between child deaths in PICU (Pediatric ICU) and MICU (Medical ICU) due to which confusion prevailed at times"

dnaindia Friday, December 21, 2018 1:58:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh clarified : "media could not differentiate between child deaths in PICU (Pediatric ICU) and MICU (Medical ICU) due to which confusion prevailed at times"

newindianexpress Friday, December 21, 2018 1:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Uttar Pradesh provides tremendous business opportunities in chemical, petro-chemical, pharmaceuticals, cement, power, gems, textiles and engineering sectors,”

dnaindia Monday, October 23, 2017 10:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Mai Rahul Gandhiji ko itna hi kehna chahta hoon… yeh durbhagya hai Congress ka ki yeh balak bada hi nai ho raha hai… woh apne napkin ya jisko hum angrezi me diaper kehte hain… usse bahar hi nahi nikalna chah rahe hain… he does not want to step out of his diaper (I want to tell Rahul Gandhi… it’s Congress’ misfortune that he is not growing up… he does not want to step out of his diaper)” “If he had studied, he would have seen that Jay Amit Shah had wind up his business in October, 2016 while demonetisation was announced on November 8… Rahul has done self goal,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Toh yeh supari journalism chal raha hai,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Robert Vadra ) : “Damaadji (Robert Vadra) made profit of Rs 50 crore without investing a single rupee in land deals in Haryana,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The reason (for the fall in death figures) is the good work done in the last five months. We have strengthened encephalitis treatment centres and taken various effective measures to check the dreaded disease so that more patients are treated at community health centre levels and do not just rush to the BRD medical college,"

dnaindia Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:20:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "During 2017, larvicidal spraying and fogging were undertaken in 529 villages/urban areas in seven endemic districts of Gorakhpur and Basti division where community meetings and awareness programmes for health workers are being carried out,"

dnaindia Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:20:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “U.P. has the highest number of triple talaq, crores of Muslim women were rejoicing the freedom and thanking Prime Minister Modi,”

thehindu Friday, August 25, 2017 9:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “U.P. has the highest number of triple talaq, crores of Muslim women were rejoicing the freedom and thanking Prime Minister Modi,”

Hindu Friday, August 25, 2017 8:18:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "All issues that are coming up about the exchange of money, demand of commission for not clearing the payment (to supplier) are also being probed ...besides a team of three specialist doctors from Delhi is also looking into the matter and if it is found that anything was wrong in oxygen supply, all those found guilty will be punished,"

dnaindia Wednesday, August 16, 2017 7:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "All issues that are coming up about the exchange of money, demand of commission for not clearing the payment (to supplier) are also being probed ...besides a team of three specialist doctors from Delhi is also looking into the matter and if it is found that anything was wrong in oxygen supply, all those found guilty will be punished,"

economictimes Wednesday, August 16, 2017 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "As against the demand for Rs 68 lakh for payment of dues for oxygen cylinders at the hospital, the government released Rs two crore on August five. But the hospital administration made payments not before August 11 and even then it spent only Rs 11 lakh. Why? because of commissionkhori"

economictimes Monday, August 14, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The figures have to be taken into perspective,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "That's the time when the death[s] of the children peaked,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Commonly, this disease affects the voiceless poor, so it has not got the attention it warrants,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “The reasons for the disruption of oxygen supply are being investigated but our probe has revealed that no deaths happened because of it,”

capitalfm Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:41:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The figures have to be taken into perspective,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "That's the time when the death[s] of the children peaked,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The reasons for the disruption of oxygen supply are being investigated but our probe has revealed that no deaths happened because of it,"

digitaljournal Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:33:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "This is very serious and sensitive matter. We have taken all necessary steps to probe the matter. To understand the matter, I would like to quote some figures. In August 2014, 567 children died and in August 2015, 668 kids died"

economictimes Saturday, August 12, 2017 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : "The budget is a constitutional mandate and has no bearing with elections. Every now and then we have polls, be it to the Lok Sabha or assembly or civic bodies or panchayat, you don't postponed a budget for that,"

economictimes Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Sudip Bandopadhyay ) : "We do not even want to answer such baseless allegations. She is scared after the arrest of Bandyopadhyay and that is why levelling these baseless allegations,"

timesofoman Tuesday, January 3, 2017 9:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Top leaders from various Opposition parties also do not want the other to lead this protest as they fear they will take the lead and become more important than them in the 2019 elections,”

economictimes Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:17:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Sudip Bandopadhyay ) : “CBI is an autonomous body. Bandopadhyay should cooperate with CBI investigation. It is TMC’s duty to do so. Instead of crying vendetta politics to gain sympathy, the party should cooperate with the probe”

expressindia Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : “I would warn Rahul Gandhi to desist from launching personal attacks on the Prime Minister, because if that box is open, it will be a Pandora’s box opened against you,”

expressindia Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Swami Prasad Maurya ) : "Mayawati cannot question any other party especially not the BJP. Today inmates of the BSP, who had quit from the party, are pointing fingers at Mayawati, Many leaders like Swami Prasad Maurya ji, R.K. Chaudhary ji have alleged that Mayawati sells tickets for money. Mayawati is considered as a idol of corruption in Uttar Pradesh,"

dnaindia Sunday, October 9, 2016 7:01:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "His statement is a new low in Indian politics. It is not only condemnable but highly irresponsible coming from the vice president of the Congress party which fought for Independence ... Surgical strikes happened across the LoC but Rahul Gandhi has done surgical strike on his party"

ibtimes-in Thursday, October 6, 2016 11:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We do not want to link it with any political mileage nor with elections. It was for national security”

expressindia Saturday, October 1, 2016 5:14:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “It is the capital the Prime Minister has achieved in the international bank that made many countries, including Bangladesh and Iran, stand by us,”

expressindia Friday, September 30, 2016 9:40:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Mamata Banerjee ) : "Mamata's outburst against Modiji reflects her frustration as she, in her second (consecutive) term, cannot blame the previous government in Bengal (because then she would be blaming her own rule) for the problems she inherited,"

dnaindia Friday, August 26, 2016 8:30:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Mamata Banerjee ) : "Governance has never been Mamata Banerjee's asset. Therefore, she is from day one of her second term started to play the victim card blaming the Centre for paucity of funds and non-cooperation,"

dnaindia Friday, August 26, 2016 8:30:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Its leaders are seen to be supporting Pakistan...It is obvious that the country is supporting Modi on his comments on Balochistan and PoK,"

economictimes Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "By ending the speculation it will allow us to assess his full contribution to the independence movement,"

thanhniennews Wednesday, August 3, 2016 9:24:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Robert Vadra ) : “My association is social, unlike Vadra… Moreover, the Congress alleged that I made 450 calls to the defence dealer in a short period. This is factually incorrect,”

expressindia Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:11:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "This was necessary as washing hands off projects by returning the land to farmers was earning us a world-wide dubious reputation of India becoming a country of unfinished projects"

economictimes Tuesday, February 24, 2015 5:09:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Now she has to answer to people about Panja's relation with her and her party and also what this businessman arrested in a case of financial fraud was doing in Bangladesh and Singapore,"

economictimes Sunday, February 22, 2015 6:22:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “It was earlier discussed that at least 160 companies of CAPF was supposed to be deployed… but as the heresay goes, enforcement falls much below the stipulated target, which means, you will have to be dependent on the local police, who under the guidance of the ruling party are prone to help rigging,”

expressindia Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Commission ) : “The CEO has assured that more forces would be coming in. He had also said that area domination would begin from February 6 and other officials would arrive 2-3 days in advance. The Central Election Commission is also serious about it which is evident because against the normal practice of sending one central observer, four of them would be sent for the two constituencies – three for Bongaon and one for Krishnagunj,”

expressindia Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "There can't be two yardsticks for two persons. One of the reasons why the CBI questioned Mukul Roy was his meeting with Saradha chief Sudipta Sen in Kalimpong. Mamata Banerjee, too, was present at this meeting. Then, why should she not be interrogated?"

ibtimes-in Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added ( about Manish Sisodia ) : “Since Manish Sisodia is the Education Minister in Delhi, he kept the issue of education important in his visit. He went out for school inspection, the administration stopped him. BJP did not say anything on this issue, but its Basic Education Minister has put a photo of the schools through Facebook post and said those who want to see they can see,”

news18 Thursday, December 24, 2020 6:50:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Arvind Kejriwal ) : “As far as the fight against Covid-19 in Delhi is concerned, why did the central government have to intervene? Because they (AAP government) had failed… Mr Kejriwal is daydreaming,”

news18 Thursday, December 17, 2020 7:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Arvind Kejriwal ) : “As far as the fight against Covid-19 in Delhi is concerned, why did the central government have to intervene? Because they (AAP government) had failed Mr Kejriwal is day dreaming,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “He should, therefore, hide behind the curtain,”

timesofindia Wednesday, December 16, 2020 11:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Uddhav Thackeray has lost his sleep after UP CM's visit to Mumbai. They have used offensive language using Saamna editorial, which we condemn. This may be their party culture. We were welcomed open-heartedly by Bollywood people,”

news-yahoo-in Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:53:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

dnaindia Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

dnaindia Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

news-yahoo-in Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:47:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

news-yahoo-in Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:47:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "There were more than 100 incidents reported in which forceful religious conversion was being done. Also, it was reported religious conversions were going on in the state using deceitful means. So to make a law on this becomes an important matter of policy now,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 8:45:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 8:45:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in the garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light,”

outlookindia Saturday, November 28, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “UP’s exports were Rs 1.20 lakh crore in 2019-20. We plan to increase our exports to at least Rs 3 lakh crore in the next three years,”

timesofindia Thursday, November 26, 2020 5:55:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light. In fact, these conversions were carried out with deceit and force. This made it necessary to bring a law. There is a high court order as well which states religious conversion for sake of marriage is illegal,”

timesofindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 5:42:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If someone wants to convert their religion after marriage, an application will have to be submitted to the district magistrate two months in advance. The conversion can take place if permission is granted,”

expressindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:56:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The law was necessitated by the rising incidence of forced conversions in the garb of marriage. More than 100 such cases have come to light. These conversions were carried out with deceit and force. This made it necessary to bring in a law. There is a high court order as well which states religious conversion for the sake of marriage is illegal,"

timesofindia Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:08:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If they get permission, then they can convert their religion with marriage,”

thehindu Tuesday, November 24, 2020 9:14:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If they get permission, then they can convert their religion with marriage,”

Hindu Tuesday, November 24, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Thales has proposed to make night vision devices for the armed forces in association with Kanpur-based defence company MKU and work is under progress over the proposal,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : "As far as BJP is concerned, we are proud that we spent on Kumbh 2019 . It was known throughout the world. Next Kumbh will be grander and we will spend double the amount. It is the promise to those who wish to attend the Kumbh,"

timesofindia Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:05:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The opposition tried to topple the government. To destabilise and topple the government, those involved in the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests have come out. We have unearthed a conspiracy to topple the government and the government has given details of it on the Supreme Court. Conspirators won't be spared,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 6, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Organisations names like PFI have come out. Did Rahul want to lead the vicious campaign in connivance with media and with people who were involved in the Shaheen Bagh? Why does Rahul not speak on that? Did he speak to the Rajasthan government? Did he speak to his coalition government in Maharashtra? Stop cherry-picking,"

timesofindia Tuesday, October 6, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "Why are they not (Congress leaders) visiting Rajasthan? Will Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi not give answers on what is happening in Rajasthan? They want to play politics over the issue (Hathras rape incident) by visiting the district,"

news-yahoo-in Saturday, October 3, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The incident which happened in Hathras is very unfortunate. The family of the deceased while talking with the Chief Minister had requested strict and prompt action against the accused. The government also wants the same, therefore, the whole matter will be heard in fast track courts and strict action will be taken to set an example so that such incidents do not happen again,"

news-yahoo-in Saturday, October 3, 2020 6:26:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Chief Minister ) : "The incident is very saddening. Our Chief Minister is also sad. FIR was filed as soon as his brother visited the police station. Our government stands with the victim's family. The investigation started immediately and four accused have been arrested. Strict action will be taken,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, October 1, 2020 6:29:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Rahul Gandhi has a track record that whenever he comes back from foreign, he gets busy in photo ops. Whatever is happening on Yamuna Expressway is a photo op. There is neither sympathy nor sensitivity,"

irishsun Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "He did not follow any legal procedure. Did you (Rahul) take permission? You decide in the morning that today is my photo-op day. After doing a photo op you come back home,"

irishsun Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh informed : “The chief minister has issued instructions in this regard and the SC/ST community entrepreneurs would be provided with special incentives,”

business-standard Tuesday, September 29, 2020 6:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “So far, six developers have evinced interest in setting up such Parks at Agra, Meerut, Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Chandauli, Jhansi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur districts,”

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:21:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says : “I got to know at a webinar that Microsoft was planning a campus in North India. I immediately reached out,”

economictimes Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says : “His message is clear. Such behaviour will not be tolerated,”

economictimes Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In the case in textiles, especially woven textiles and footwear, China has a 77% market share in woven fabrics and 57.4% global share in footwear exports. Uttar Pradesh also has a global market and exports textiles and footwear, especially from Kanpur and Agra but our market was taken away by China in all these products as they became more competitive by using innovative methods. But with geopolitical disturbances happening, we can actually turn the tables. During my interactions with Indian High Commissions and embassies of various countries, it was quite well reflected that this is a space that UP must occupy and that is what we are targeting,”

financialexpress Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The state will roll out the red carpet for Microsoft to make it easier for the company to do business,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “With Microsoft coming into the fold, Noida and Greater Noida will become a major destination for electronics and IT in the country,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The state will roll out the red carpet for Microsoft to make it easier for the company to do business,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In their own words, it is going to be one of the best tech hubs globally,”

financialexpress Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:18:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The company has said that they want to move their North India campus to Greater Noida. The next step will be a site inspection by the team both in Greater Noida and along the Yamuna Expressway followed by their proposal which the state government will examine,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “By allowing companies to have additional working capital during the production stage, this policy will be extremely attractive for anyone who wishes to invest in UP, especially now when due to the Covid-19 lockdown, companies are facing a huge financial crunch. No other state in the country has adopted this policy so far. We will be making a presentation on this before the chief minister shortly,”

timesofindia Friday, June 19, 2020 6:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh informed : “The CM has directed the ministers in charge of the districts to review the progress of the district level boards every month, while the DMs will have the responsibility of updating the ministers and the local legislators with the weekly progress reports,”

business-standard Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh asserted : "To those who had raised questions as to how the state government will carry out the gigantic task of providing 11 lakh jobs to skilled and semi-skilled labourers, the MSME department has given the answer,"

economictimes Friday, May 29, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Narendra Modi ) : "I welcome it (the decision) and congratulate my MSME team for helping in bringing Von Wellx German shoe brand... from China to UP. This will give employment to 10,000 people and also fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of attracting investments moving away from China,"

business-standard Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:27:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We are standing at UP border at Uncha Nagla with the buses for past three hours. The Agra administration is not allowing us to enter. This is the time to show sensitivity. We request you again to grant permission to allow entry of all our buses immediately so that we can move forward,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Priyanka Vadra ) : “We have done preliminary inquiry and it has come to surface that out of the buses for which they sent details, many are turning out to be 3-wheelers autos and goods carriers. It's unfortunate, Sonia Gandhi should answer why they are committing this fraud,”

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh charged : "It is unfortunate that the Congress Party is trying to make a political capital out of the migrant issue. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seeking to send buses to the UP border shows that she does not understand the concept of logistics. She is purely indulging in petty politics,"

business-standard Sunday, May 17, 2020 2:34:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about India Congress Committee ) : "The migrant workers are not originating from UP but from states like Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. These states are either ruled by the Congress or its allies. If she understood the logistics, the buses should be kept in those states to ferry them up to UP destination,"

business-standard Sunday, May 17, 2020 2:34:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “With a view to bring about a comprehensive improvement in industrialization, UP has taken up reforms in electronics, warehousing, logistics, pharmaceuticals, industrial parks and food processing,”

economictimes Saturday, May 9, 2020 8:49:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Alok Sinha ) : “More than a month ago, Yogiji set up a committee with agriculture produce commissioner Alok Sinha and representation from rural development, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) , labour and panchayati raj departments. As MSME Minister, I was also told that the mandate of the committee was to explore ways to ramp up employment opportunities to those returning. The goal we have been given is around 15 lakh jobs, with five lakh jobs target for my department alone,”

Hindu Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:35:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Alok Sinha ) : “More than a month ago, Yogiji set up a committee with agriculture produce commissioner Alok Sinha and representation from rural development, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) , labour and panchayati raj departments. As MSME Minister, I was also told that the mandate of the committee was to explore ways to ramp up employment opportunities to those returning. The goal we have been given is around 15 lakh jobs, with five lakh jobs target for my department alone,”

thehindu Thursday, May 7, 2020 1:16:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “But they want us to introduce some relaxations in labour laws,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They’ve shown interest,”

nypost Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “They already have investments in China. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to bring them to UP, given how we’re working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,”

nypost Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : "We humbly request the industry to support the government in retaining migrant workers by accommodating them in the factory area or nearby locations, as once these labourers leave for their hometowns, it will be a bigger issue to get them back to work, and the industry will suffer,"

business-standard Saturday, May 2, 2020 2:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "US has significant investment in China. PM and CM want to use the opportunity where industries are moving out of China, and see how they can be brought to India, to UP. Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They've shown interest, companies including big names from logistics, scientific instrumentation, electronic and automobile industries. They already have investments in China. I am hopeful we will be able to bring them to UP, given how we are working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Our national president had clarified that immediate action will be taken against member of BJP who says anything like that. State chief too took immediate action. No one has the right to say anything which divides the society,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 29, 2020 11:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Chief Minister ) : “US has significant investment in China. Prime Minister and Chief Minister want to use the opportunity where industries are moving out of China and see how they can be brought to India, especially to UP. Video-conferencing was held with over 100 American companies yesterday, in a webinar. They’ve shown interest,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “They already have investments in China. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to bring them to UP, given how we’re working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:28:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Suggestions sent to the Centre include guarantee-free credit and loan to pay salaries. The pandemic will trigger a paradigm change in nature of businesses, but the state government is committed to supporting industry and enhancing ease of doing business,”

timesofindia Sunday, April 19, 2020 1:12:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “The government will try to attract investors from some specific category including automobiles, food processing, electronics and garments. The state has also provided base to companies which are into manufacturing of mobile phones,”

news18 Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Each minister’s salary will come down by about Rs 33,000 per month,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:17:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh wrote ( about Chief Minister ) : "I am giving Rs 1 crore to COVID Care Fund created by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from my Legislative Area Development Fund,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The SC had asked for a law to be made and we are only respecting that. The CM's decision to challenge the HC order will ensure that such incidents of violent protests will not take place in the state again"

timesofindia Saturday, March 14, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Any premier institution's ethos needs to be maintained and I am sure the government is committed to maintaining that,"

business-standard Friday, January 17, 2020 2:35:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “These days, the politics of misleading people has become a trend. This is called spit and run in English, where there is no truth but the aim is to just mislead people,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 8, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We do not know from where they (SP) got their figures, but they are all false. It is sad that Akhileshji has been chief minister of this state and he does not even understand the difference between JE, AES and neo-natal deaths due to malnutrition, and that is why they could not control cases and deaths,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 8, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The entire drama was aimed at grabbing media space, but even that failed. Her charge of misbehavior and manhandling was false and baseless,”

timesofindia Sunday, December 29, 2019 9:30:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “If for any reason, the person does not have the required land, the requisite money can be deposited so that trees can be planted on the forest department land,”

HindustanTimes Monday, December 9, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In the GST Council meeting, no decision could be taken as to whether GST should be imposed on extra neutral alcohol. Hence, it was left to the discretion of the state government,”

HindustanTimes Monday, December 9, 2019 9:31:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "A link-way will be built to connect Ballia with Purvanchal Expressway. The Cabinet has approved preparation of the DPR (Detailed Project Report) and it will be ready in around six months. The link-way will be almost 40 kilometres long,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Now you have to plant 10 trees if you wish to cut one tree. If for any reason you do not have the required land, then the required amount of money can be deposited, so that trees can be planted on the land of the forest department,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "In the GST Council meeting, no decision could be taken as to whether GST should be imposed on extra neutral alcohol. Hence, it was left to the discretion of the state government,"

business-standard Monday, December 9, 2019 5:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The minimum size of land has also been fixed. For cities, it will be 35x35 sq metres and for hilly regions it will be 20x20 sq metres,"

timesofindia Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The minimum size of land has also been fixed. For cities, it will be 35×35 sq metres and for hilly regions it will be 20×20 sq metres,”

financialexpress Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Commission ) : “We are looking at strengthening our Planning Commission and there was a suggestion from the Niti Aayog that the UP government could adopt the federal Niti Aayog structure,”

business-standard Saturday, November 16, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In case of the Bundelkhand Expressway, Rs. 2202.38 crore has been allotted for acquiring land, while the cost of construction would be Rs. 7786.81 crore. The total cost of construction of the Gorakhpur Link Express way will be Rs. 3024.10 crore while Rs. 1563.90 crore is earmarked for purchasing land,”

financialexpress Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:48:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “When we have adequate number of skilled youth, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow at multiple digits and not just single digit,”

business-standard Friday, October 18, 2019 10:05:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Demonetisation finished the parallel economy but also brought in some disruptions,”

HindustanTimes Friday, October 18, 2019 8:50:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Akhilesh Yadav ) : “It was an encounter but Akhilesh has to go to the person’s house because he is in love with the sand mining mafia and has to take care of the caste equation. He does not care how the sand mining mafia should be eradicated. This is precisely why he was thrown out by people in the elections”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh explained : “This is a time consuming process that also has a cost component. Therefore, the chief minister wants to have a channelised department or ministry to take care of such issues,” “For example, there is a commerce and industry ministry at the Centre, apart from a separate heavy industries ministry. Similarly, the manifestation of the union commerce ministry in UP could be seen in the investment and export promotion department,”

business-standard Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:11:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “I have a strong link with ‘charkha’. My grandfather, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, got a ‘charkha’ in dowry. This is considered the symbol of self-reliance”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, October 2, 2019 8:46:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The Cabinet has made a provision to compensate the family members and victims of mob violence like mob lynching, acid attack or rape incidents. Twenty-five per cent of interim compensation will be given through the District Magistrate after a preliminary inquiry in such cases,"

business-standard Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:46:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The policy focuses on three main planks -- promoting manufacture of EVs in the state, setting up charging stations and generating demand for such vehicles,”

business-standard Saturday, August 31, 2019 4:47:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Yogi Adityanath ) : “The state government will handhold MSME sector and play the role of a facilitator, rather than conduct business activities itself. Under the Yogi Adityanath dispensation, the IFC has also acknowledged the positive transformation in the state business climate and its propensity to deliver,”

business-standard Friday, August 30, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The bid document for the construction of various packages of the Bundelkhand Expressway has been approved by the Cabinet"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:29:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The bid document for the construction of various packages of the Bundelkhand Expressway has been approved by the Cabinet."

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:13:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The government is tax-neutral towards petrol and diesel prices. When oil prices increase in the international market, then Value Added Tax (VAT) decreases. When prices in the international market decrease, then VAT increases. This is what the Yogi government did. The Opposition is raising the issue without knowing the crux of the matter,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh pointed out : "Last year in October 2018, when VAT was decreased then the petrol price was Rs 83.35 per litre and diesel price was Rs 75.64 per litre. Today, when VAT has been increased petrol price is Rs 73.65 per litre and diesel price is Rs 65.35 per litre. So, even today petrol and diesel prices are around Rs 10 below last year's mark. So, there would be no effect on inflation and the common people would not be affected by this move,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 20, 2019 4:32:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The government is tax-neutral towards petrol and diesel prices. When oil prices increase in the international market, then Value Added Tax (VAT) decreases. When prices in the international market decrease, then VAT increases. This is what the Yogi government did. The Opposition is raising the issue without knowing the crux of the matter,"

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh pointed out : "Last year in October 2018, when VAT was decreased then the petrol price was Rs 83.35 per litre and diesel price was Rs 75.64 per litre. Today, when VAT has been increased petrol price is Rs 73.65 per litre and diesel price is Rs 65.35 per litre. So, even today petrol and diesel prices are around Rs 10 below last year's mark. So, there would be no effect on inflation and the common people would not be affected by this move,"

irishsun Tuesday, August 20, 2019 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 6, 2019 7:52:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

asianage Tuesday, August 6, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about August Kranti ) : "On August 9, the Kranti Diwas', the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener,"

business-standard Tuesday, August 6, 2019 1:44:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “A proposal would soon be brought in the cabinet,”

timesofindia Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:57:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : “Final decision was not taken but the cabinet was of view that state departments should correspond with those at Centre,” “A final blue print for reorganization is being prepared and would be put up for cabinet approval soon. The Centre has formed new departments, like water conservation. Accordingly, the state government will have to set up a department for fast, smooth functioning in coordination with Centre,”

timesofindia Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:42:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “The state government is looking to clear the reorganisation proposal at the earliest,”

business-standard Wednesday, July 3, 2019 12:00:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We are working on a mission mode; 38 districts in Uttar Pradesh are endemic for encephalitis,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “In terms of effort, it’s quite like the pulse polio campaign that ended polio in India, but encephalitis is a more complex disease. There was a vaccine against polio, which made eradication possible, and though we just have a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis, there is none for AES and we can work to prevent and treat it to reduce disability and save lives,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “So far, we are better off than last year, when we had 84 deaths from January to June. In 2019, we had 16 deaths till June 17,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Affiliation to CSJMU was inconvenient as Kanpur is situated at a distance of about 250 km from Amethi. The state cabinet has decided to affiliate these colleges to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, which is just 90 km away,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 29, 2019 5:46:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh says ( about Apna Dal ) : “Apna Dal and SBSP have been our partners of the days of struggle. They will not do anything to destabilize NDA,”

newindianexpress Friday, February 22, 2019 6:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : “How will he understand importance of Kumbh? The atmosphere he’s in, the culture he has been brought up in, doesn’t understand this. You people have committed a lot of misdeeds, take a holy dip in Kumbh and you might be able to repent for your sins,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Prime Minister Modi strikes extreme fear in his opponents who are forming ‘khichdi’ alliance to challenge him, but the BJP will crush all alliances,”

india Monday, January 21, 2019 12:23:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Prime Minister Modi strikes extreme fear in his opponents who are forming 'khichdi' alliance to challenge him, but the BJP will crush all alliances,"

dnaindia Sunday, January 20, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "If you loot public money, then law will take its own course,"

firstpost Monday, January 7, 2019 7:52:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Akhilesh Yadav ) : "The BJP demand that the CBI should investigate Akhilesh Yadav,"

timesofindia Sunday, January 6, 2019 8:37:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Kumbh Mela ) : “As we are personally visiting states to invite devotees, we do not want language to be a barrier for people attending Kumbh Mela. We are training about 10,000 people in different national and international languages. Kannada is one of them,”

timesofindia Thursday, December 27, 2018 11:33:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh clarified : "media could not differentiate between child deaths in PICU (Pediatric ICU) and MICU (Medical ICU) due to which confusion prevailed at times"

dnaindia Friday, December 21, 2018 1:58:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh clarified : "media could not differentiate between child deaths in PICU (Pediatric ICU) and MICU (Medical ICU) due to which confusion prevailed at times"

newindianexpress Friday, December 21, 2018 1:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Uttar Pradesh provides tremendous business opportunities in chemical, petro-chemical, pharmaceuticals, cement, power, gems, textiles and engineering sectors,”

dnaindia Monday, October 23, 2017 10:15:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Mai Rahul Gandhiji ko itna hi kehna chahta hoon… yeh durbhagya hai Congress ka ki yeh balak bada hi nai ho raha hai… woh apne napkin ya jisko hum angrezi me diaper kehte hain… usse bahar hi nahi nikalna chah rahe hain… he does not want to step out of his diaper (I want to tell Rahul Gandhi… it’s Congress’ misfortune that he is not growing up… he does not want to step out of his diaper)” “If he had studied, he would have seen that Jay Amit Shah had wind up his business in October, 2016 while demonetisation was announced on November 8… Rahul has done self goal,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Toh yeh supari journalism chal raha hai,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Robert Vadra ) : “Damaadji (Robert Vadra) made profit of Rs 50 crore without investing a single rupee in land deals in Haryana,”

expressindia Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The reason (for the fall in death figures) is the good work done in the last five months. We have strengthened encephalitis treatment centres and taken various effective measures to check the dreaded disease so that more patients are treated at community health centre levels and do not just rush to the BRD medical college,"

dnaindia Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:20:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "During 2017, larvicidal spraying and fogging were undertaken in 529 villages/urban areas in seven endemic districts of Gorakhpur and Basti division where community meetings and awareness programmes for health workers are being carried out,"

dnaindia Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:20:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “U.P. has the highest number of triple talaq, crores of Muslim women were rejoicing the freedom and thanking Prime Minister Modi,”

thehindu Friday, August 25, 2017 9:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Narendra Modi ) : “U.P. has the highest number of triple talaq, crores of Muslim women were rejoicing the freedom and thanking Prime Minister Modi,”

Hindu Friday, August 25, 2017 8:18:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "All issues that are coming up about the exchange of money, demand of commission for not clearing the payment (to supplier) are also being probed ...besides a team of three specialist doctors from Delhi is also looking into the matter and if it is found that anything was wrong in oxygen supply, all those found guilty will be punished,"

dnaindia Wednesday, August 16, 2017 7:49:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "All issues that are coming up about the exchange of money, demand of commission for not clearing the payment (to supplier) are also being probed ...besides a team of three specialist doctors from Delhi is also looking into the matter and if it is found that anything was wrong in oxygen supply, all those found guilty will be punished,"

economictimes Wednesday, August 16, 2017 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "As against the demand for Rs 68 lakh for payment of dues for oxygen cylinders at the hospital, the government released Rs two crore on August five. But the hospital administration made payments not before August 11 and even then it spent only Rs 11 lakh. Why? because of commissionkhori"

economictimes Monday, August 14, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The figures have to be taken into perspective,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "That's the time when the death[s] of the children peaked,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Commonly, this disease affects the voiceless poor, so it has not got the attention it warrants,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:43:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : “The reasons for the disruption of oxygen supply are being investigated but our probe has revealed that no deaths happened because of it,”

capitalfm Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:41:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "The figures have to be taken into perspective,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "That's the time when the death[s] of the children peaked,"

deutschewelle-en Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:05:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told : "The reasons for the disruption of oxygen supply are being investigated but our probe has revealed that no deaths happened because of it,"

digitaljournal Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:33:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "This is very serious and sensitive matter. We have taken all necessary steps to probe the matter. To understand the matter, I would like to quote some figures. In August 2014, 567 children died and in August 2015, 668 kids died"

economictimes Saturday, August 12, 2017 3:53:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh added : "The budget is a constitutional mandate and has no bearing with elections. Every now and then we have polls, be it to the Lok Sabha or assembly or civic bodies or panchayat, you don't postponed a budget for that,"

economictimes Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:40:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Sudip Bandopadhyay ) : "We do not even want to answer such baseless allegations. She is scared after the arrest of Bandyopadhyay and that is why levelling these baseless allegations,"

timesofoman Tuesday, January 3, 2017 9:25:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “Top leaders from various Opposition parties also do not want the other to lead this protest as they fear they will take the lead and become more important than them in the 2019 elections,”

economictimes Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:17:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Sudip Bandopadhyay ) : “CBI is an autonomous body. Bandopadhyay should cooperate with CBI investigation. It is TMC’s duty to do so. Instead of crying vendetta politics to gain sympathy, the party should cooperate with the probe”

expressindia Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : “I would warn Rahul Gandhi to desist from launching personal attacks on the Prime Minister, because if that box is open, it will be a Pandora’s box opened against you,”

expressindia Wednesday, December 21, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Swami Prasad Maurya ) : "Mayawati cannot question any other party especially not the BJP. Today inmates of the BSP, who had quit from the party, are pointing fingers at Mayawati, Many leaders like Swami Prasad Maurya ji, R.K. Chaudhary ji have alleged that Mayawati sells tickets for money. Mayawati is considered as a idol of corruption in Uttar Pradesh,"

dnaindia Sunday, October 9, 2016 7:01:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "His statement is a new low in Indian politics. It is not only condemnable but highly irresponsible coming from the vice president of the Congress party which fought for Independence ... Surgical strikes happened across the LoC but Rahul Gandhi has done surgical strike on his party"

ibtimes-in Thursday, October 6, 2016 11:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “We do not want to link it with any political mileage nor with elections. It was for national security”

expressindia Saturday, October 1, 2016 5:14:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “It is the capital the Prime Minister has achieved in the international bank that made many countries, including Bangladesh and Iran, stand by us,”

expressindia Friday, September 30, 2016 9:40:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Mamata Banerjee ) : "Mamata's outburst against Modiji reflects her frustration as she, in her second (consecutive) term, cannot blame the previous government in Bengal (because then she would be blaming her own rule) for the problems she inherited,"

dnaindia Friday, August 26, 2016 8:30:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh told ( about Mamata Banerjee ) : "Governance has never been Mamata Banerjee's asset. Therefore, she is from day one of her second term started to play the victim card blaming the Centre for paucity of funds and non-cooperation,"

dnaindia Friday, August 26, 2016 8:30:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Its leaders are seen to be supporting Pakistan...It is obvious that the country is supporting Modi on his comments on Balochistan and PoK,"

economictimes Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:24:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "By ending the speculation it will allow us to assess his full contribution to the independence movement,"

thanhniennews Wednesday, August 3, 2016 9:24:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Robert Vadra ) : “My association is social, unlike Vadra… Moreover, the Congress alleged that I made 450 calls to the defence dealer in a short period. This is factually incorrect,”

expressindia Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:11:00 AM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "This was necessary as washing hands off projects by returning the land to farmers was earning us a world-wide dubious reputation of India becoming a country of unfinished projects"

economictimes Tuesday, February 24, 2015 5:09:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "Now she has to answer to people about Panja's relation with her and her party and also what this businessman arrested in a case of financial fraud was doing in Bangladesh and Singapore,"

economictimes Sunday, February 22, 2015 6:22:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : “It was earlier discussed that at least 160 companies of CAPF was supposed to be deployed… but as the heresay goes, enforcement falls much below the stipulated target, which means, you will have to be dependent on the local police, who under the guidance of the ruling party are prone to help rigging,”

expressindia Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said ( about Commission ) : “The CEO has assured that more forces would be coming in. He had also said that area domination would begin from February 6 and other officials would arrive 2-3 days in advance. The Central Election Commission is also serious about it which is evident because against the normal practice of sending one central observer, four of them would be sent for the two constituencies – three for Bongaon and one for Krishnagunj,”

expressindia Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:51:00 PM EAT

Siddharth Nath Singh said : "There can't be two yardsticks for two persons. One of the reasons why the CBI questioned Mukul Roy was his meeting with Saradha chief Sudipta Sen in Kalimpong. Mamata Banerjee, too, was present at this meeting. Then, why should she not be interrogated?"

ibtimes-in Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:10:00 AM EAT