Netaji will decide the next step: Shivpal Yadav on feud with Akhilesh

New Delhi : Claiming that there is ‘no rift’ in the Samajwadi party, minister Shivpal Yadav after being removed by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from three key ministries addressed a press conference in Saifai on Wednesday morning and said, “there is no rift in the party and I respect Akhilesh.”

It may be mentioned here that Shivpal Yadav was appointed as the Samajwadi Party chief from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday by SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

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Speaking to the mediapersons, Yadav said, "I respect Akhilesh Yadav as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and will never abandon Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav)."

Highlights:

# SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav replaced his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the state unit chief with senior minister Shivpal Singh Yadav.

# After Shivpal was declared UP chief by Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh took away three ministries from him and kept PWD with him.

# While talking to media, Shivpal on Wednesday said his aim is to fulfil the responsibilities that will be given to him by Netaji.

# Amid talks of his resignation from the UP cabinet, Shivpal Yadav clarified that discussion for the same will be done with Netaji.

# The new SP UP chief stated that, he is okay with whatever Mulayam Singh Yadav will decides on whether he will be Delhi or Lucknow.

# The minister further expressed hope that people of Uttar Pradesh are with Samajwadi Party and will show their support the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.