Have no dispute with son Akhilesh, will sort out problems : Mulayam Singh after meeting poll panel
In what dropped the hint for a last ditch attempt for rapprochement, the 74-year-old SP patriarch made the statement before media just after he emerged out of the Election Commission office where he went to stake his factions's claim over the party symbol, 'cycle', which the opposite camp tries to grab as well.
"There is no dispute between my son and I. There is some problem in the party, one person is behind this feud; I am sure that matters will be resolved," Mulayam Singh said.
He was accompanied by brother Shivpal and close aide Amar Singh.
The Akhilesh camp is being led by Mulayam's another sibling, Ram Gopal Yadav, who had submitted to the Election Commission six boxes of documents to prove that Akhilesh now heads the state's ruling party.
The Election Commission had given both sides time till January 9 to submit proof of their legislative support.
The Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases between 11 February and 8 March.
On Sunday, Mulayam Singh Yadav asserted that he was still the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief, while Akhilesh Yadav would remain the UP Chief Minister.
He also questioned the legality of the convention called by the Akhilesh Yadav camp which had declared Akhilesh the new party chief replacing the father.
"I am the national president of Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav is (only) the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Shivpal Yadav is still the president of Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh unit," Mulayam Singh said.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
