Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited the site of the Lucknow fire tragedy and received a briefing from Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. Singh stated that 'responsibility will be fixed' for the incident.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak is in Germany to discuss potential investments and airport development.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Brajesh Pathak traded insults, with Yadav accusing Pathak of 'playing interview-interview' and Pathak calling it an 'insult to journalists'.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak's flight from Moradabad was aborted after the pilot detected a technical snag in the government aircraft while rolling on the runway, leading to a precautionary takeoff abort.