Earlier in the day, Shivpal Yadav said all is well in the party as he visited Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence.
Earlier in the day, Shivpal Yadav said all is well in the party as he visited Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence.
Lucknow: Addressing the media in Lucknow, with Shivpal Yadav next to him on the dais, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday sought to send a message of unity after the rift caused in the party by the feud between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and UP president Shivpal.
Mulayam said, ‘Humara parivaar ek hai, party ek hai, poori taakat ek hai (Our party is one, our family is one, we stand united)’.
However, Akhilesh Yadav was absent from the press conference.
Earlier, a day after high drama at a key meeting of the ruling Samajwadi Party, its state unit chief Shivpal Yadav said all is well in the party as he visited Mulayam Singh Yadav's residence and was joined in later by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
-"All is well in the party and the Mulayam family. I am with 'netaji' (Mulayam). We will abide by whatever directive is given by him,-" he said.
Shivpal was answering questions from media persons at the SP headquarters here which had witnessed high drama and ugly scenes with Shivpal calling his nephew Akhilesh a liar and even snatching the mike from him yesterday.
Shivpal on Tuesday drove to the residence of Mulayam to see him. The SP supremo is suffering from severe toothache and is taking rest at his residence.
The Chief Minister also separately visited the residence of the SP supremo.
Outside the state SP headquarters, tension once again ran high with followers of Shivpal and Akhilesh raising slogans in favour of their respective leaders.
Police had to be deployed in large number outside the SP central office in view of the clashes between supporters of rival sides.
Cordons were set up this morning on the roads leading to Vikramaditya Marg where the SP office is situated.
Shivpal reached the party office this morning and discussed party matters with minister Gayatri Prajapati and sacked minister Om Prakash Singh.
