CM Yogi Adityanath lashed out at Samajwadi Party over lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh during its rule and alleged that both "chacha" and "bhatija" were involved in "extortion collection" before the BJP came to power in the state.
Shivpal Yadav's response came after CM Yogi Adityanath took a dis at him for again not being appointed as Leader of the Opposition by the Samajwadi Party.
Polling will be held on UP's 10 Lok Sabha seats in the third phase of elections on May 7. This phase includes seats like Mainpuri, Firozabad, Sambhal and Budaun. Most of the seats going for voting in this phase are considered as SP strongholds. Akhilesh and his uncle led the campaign in the region.
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has changed or renominated its candidates in several constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The party had earlier replaced Dharmendra Yadav with Shivpal Yadav for the Badaun constituency.
The SP made its national general secretary Shivpal Yadav its candidate from Budaun, but Akhilesh Yadav's uncle reportedly wants his son Aditya Yadav to contest from his seat.
Uttar Pradesh news: From Muzaffarnagar, Harendra Singh Malik will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Samajwadi Party. Ramesh Gautam and Virendra Singh have been fielded from Bahraich and Chandauli respectively.
Shivpal Yadav is not going to contest from Firozabad seat this time. Earlier, Shivpal Yadav broke away from the Samajwadi Party and formed a separate Progressive Socialist Party.
This came a day after the party President Akhilesh Yadav held a meeting at the party office.
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia-SP merger: Akhilesh Yadav presented a party flag to his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav in Saifai, indicating the merger of PSPL with the SP. An SP's flag was also put on Shivpal Singh Yadav's vehicle.
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Mainpuri by-election 2022: Shivpal Yadav is campaigning for Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav in Mainpuri seat, which fell vacant due to the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Mainpuri by-election: The Samajwadi Party is hoping to win the crucial bypoll to keep its 'fort' safe after the demise of Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The bypoll on the Mainpuri seat has been necessitated due to the demise of Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and the area is considered to be the party's stronghold.
Shivpal Yadav is the uncle of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and younger brother of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Uttar Pradesh news: Shivpal Yadav said the organisation- 'Yadav Renaissance Mission' - was not for or against any political party.
Shivpal reacts to SP letter: This is Shivpal's first reaction ever since the letter stating "you are free to go" was directed to him on Saturday. The SP had also shot a similar letter to another ally Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar.
Samajwadi Shivpal party rift: Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, apparently miffed at being excluded from the list of star campaigners of the Samajwadi Party for LS polls, has now said his Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) will independently contest the upcoming polls.
President election: Shivpal also termed his nephew, Akhilesh Yadav's choice of presidential candidate as 'political immaturity.'
"Last few months have been the most 'testing times' of my life," Shivpal Yadav said in reference to the Samajwadi Party.
Azam Khan, who was recently released from the Sitapur jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a cheating case, didn't attend the meeting due to health reasons, according to a party leader
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