- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked Shivpal Yadav and three others from the Cabinet
- The decision was taken at the legislature meet convened by Akhilesh at 11 am on Sunday
- The legislature meeting excluded 75 MLAs and MLCs known to be close to Shivpal Yadav
- Shivpal later announced Ram Gopal Yadav’s expulsion from the party and General Secretary position for six years
- Akhilesh and Shivpal addressed party workers at a mega party meet
- Akhilesh said he won’t be forming a new party, whereas Shivpal alleged that Akhilesh told him he would break away
- Party supremo Mulayam Singh backed his brother Shivpal openly
- Second core group meeting called at Mulayam Singh’s residence
Speaking to CNN News 18, Akhilesh Yadav said that he is not concerned with family politics but is geared up for the state assembly elections.
I am working on my campaign and am totally focused on the planned Rath Yatra. Am busy now with showcasing the campaigning theme and development work.People vote for development, not caste.
Quoting sources, CNN News 18 reported that three campaign videos are being preparing solely feature Akhilesh.
He also blamed Amar Singh of misusing Mulayam’s trust.
Times Now quoted Akhilesh as saying:
Amar Singh is to be blamed. He is misusing my father’s trust. I will not split the party. I will fight till the end. I am what I am because of my father.
Akhilesh Leaves Mulayam and Shivpal Out of Party Campaign
Akhilesh Yadav will be campaigning for the UP polls as the Samajwadi Party’s chief ministerial face in the ‘Samajwadi Vikas Yatra’ alone, without Mulayam Singh or Shivpal, CNN News 18 reported.
The entire campaign will be structured around him, projecting him as that party’s leader. To assert his position in the party, he will also attend the party’s silver jubilee celebrations after the Vikas Yatra.
Meanwhile, BJP is harping on the benefits of the rift in SP as part of its campaign before the UP polls.
On Tuesday, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu commented on the Yadav family feud and said “Dynasty in democracy is nasty, but tasty to some people”.
ANI quoted Naidu as saying:
UP, as the PM said yesterday, has to be converted into Uttam Pradesh and only BJP can do that. And a big state like UP lagging behind in development, it’s not good for the country. The country is moving forward and UP is lagging, that’s why people need to support BJP in the coming round of elections.
In its campaign before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP is trying to rid the state of the cycle of SP and BSP succeeding each other in the state government.
The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party both loot when its their turn, and when the other comes to power they never take action against the other. SP-BSP-BSP-SP. The power keeps shifting, and in this game, this land never reached its potential…Let’s break the cycle of SP-BSP and choose instead to make Uttar Pradesh an “Uttam Pradesh”Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a rally in Mahoba
Akhilesh Supporters Protest Outside SP Office
Party workers and supporters of Akhilesh held a protest outside the SP office after Mulayam Singh’s press conference. One supporter told Times Now, “Akhilesh deserves justice after having worked as Chief Minister.”