SP Pari-War: Netaji Wants Solution to the Issue, Says Azam Khan

Election commission could freeze the cycle symbol and allot new symbols to the warring Yadav factions.

The Samajwadi Party’s war has been heating up each day. (Photo: The Quint)

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• Akhilesh Yadav met father Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence in Lucknow
• Akhilesh camp met the Election Commission on Tuesday, a day after Mulayam met the poll body officials
• EC to take call on the Samajwadi Party’s ‘cycle’ symbol row after hearing arguments from both sides

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Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 6:05 PM

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed an action-packed start to the New Year. The power tussle between father-son duo, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, came to a boil after the latter assumed the post of the chief of the Samajwadi Party. The two factions are now fighting over the party’s ‘cycle’ election symbol.

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Updated at:4th Jan, 2017 at 11:27 AM

Akhilesh Revokes Suspensions Ordered by Shivpal

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has reinstated four district chiefs of Samajwadi party who were sacked by his uncle Shivpal Yadav.

Akhilesh has called a meeting of party MLAs at 10 am on Thursday to discuss upcoming assembly polls.

Updated at:4th Jan, 2017 at 10:47 PM

Hum Saath Saath Hain?

Speaking at Uttar Pradesh Pravasi Divas 2017 in Lucknow, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that they’ve done all the work with Mulayam Singh’s blessings till now and will continue to do so.

We’re contesting for the elections and will return to power... Netaji gave us a chance in this democracy, and we’ve done all this work with his blessings.

Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister, UP

Saying that no one can tear the father-son duo apart, he added:

After switching on the laptops we distributed, a picture of me and Netaji appears and even if someone tries they can’t remove it.

Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav have reportedly reached common ground following a two-hour-long meeting, NDTV reported.

Mulayam, who was replaced as the Samajwadi Party chief on Sunday by Akhilesh, will assume the position again.

In turn, Akhilesh will take a call on the party’s candidates. Shivpal Yadav, who was ousted from the party by Akhilesh, will be given an integral national role in the party, it reported.

Updated at:4th Jan, 2017 at 7:37 PM

Netaji Wants to Solve the Issue: Azam Khan

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, senior Samajwadi Party leader, Azam Khan said Mulayam Singh Yadav is positive about the situation and has communicated to him that he is looking for a solution to the issue at hand.

Updated at:4th Jan, 2017 at 6:05 PM

There Won’t Be Any Compromise in SP: Ram Gopal Yadav

Amid talks of a possible truce between the two warring factions in the Samajwadi Party, Ram Gopal Yadav said:

“There won’t be any compromise in the party. We will fight elections under Akhilesh as national president. About the election symbol, the decision will be taken by the EC.”

Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 6:05 PM

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Akhilesh-Mulayam Patch-Up on Cards?

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has reached father and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s residence in Lucknow.

Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 1:14 PM

Akhilesh Camp Says They Are the ‘Real SP’

Coming out of a meeting with the Election Commission, Ram Gopal Yadav said that he, along with other Akhilesh supporters, told the poll body that “90 percent of MLAs are supporting Akhilesh Yadav ji and hence the party led by him must be considered as the Samajwadi Party”.

Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

Updated at:4th Jan, 2017 at 11:30 AM

Forged Signatures of Mulayam: Another Controversy?

Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday had issued two orders – one, announcing son Akhilesh’s National Executive meet unconstitutional; and second, sacking vice president Kiranmoy Nanda. Mulayam’s signatures on both, however, do not match, reported The Times of India.

Reacting to the same, SP leader Azam Khan said: “One signature is in short form and the other is in long form. Only experts can ascertain if they are forged or not.”

Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 1:14 PM

Who Will Ride the ‘Cycle’?

According to several reports, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s claim on the party symbol is stronger than Akhilesh’s. Sources also claim that Akhilesh and Ram Gopal Yadav’s re-induction into the party after disqualification is “not on papers”.

Talking about the same, expelled leader Naresh Agarwal said: “Akhilesh Yadav is our national president. We are going to the Election Commission today and we will tell them that we are the Samajwadi Party and that the symbol belongs to us.”

Also Read: Did Akhilesh Mastermind Expulsion Drama to Pressurise Mulayam?

Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 1:14 PM

Ram Gopal Yadav to Meet EC Today

On Monday, the Yadav clan headed to Delhi where Mulayam Singh Yadav approached the Election Commission in a bid to stake claim over the party’s 'cycle' symbol, hours after cancelling the 5 January party convention called by him.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who deposed his father from the post of national party president, is likely to meet the full three-member Election Commission in Delhi on Tuesday with the same claim. However, reports suggest that he could very well give the trip to Delhi a miss and in his absence, his camp could be represented by Ram Gopal Yadav.

The Election Commission sources say it will intervene after hearing arguments from both side.

Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 12:09 PM

Election Commission Could Freeze the Cycle Symbol

According to constitutional experts, in all likelihood, the poll panel could freeze the party symbol and allot new symbols to both the factions to contest the assembly elections scheduled this year.

This might come as a blow to both sides as the Samajwadi Party ‘cycle’ is a recognised symbol in UP.

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Updated at:3rd Jan, 2017 at 10:45 AM