Despite Shivpal's invite, Akhilesh skips crucial SP meet
Lucknow
21-October-2016
In yet another indication of continuing infighting within the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday skipped a crucial party meeting convened by state unit chief and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav distributing ration cards to beneficiaries under the Food Security Act 2013 at Lucknow earlier this week (Photo: IANS)
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Akhilesh did not attend the meeting of district presidents of the Samajwadi Party even though Shivpal drove down to his residence on Friday to invite him personally for the event.
The meeting was called to discuss the 2017 assembly elections and to prepare for a silver jubilee function of the ruling party scheduled for November 5.
Informed sources said the Chief Minister was in no mood to compromise on his stated opposition to entry of criminals and re-entry of ministers accused of graft into the SP and demand for complete say in deciding tickets for the assembly elections.
Shivpal Singh Yadav is learnt to have told the SP's district presidents at the meeting that Akhilesh will be Chief Minister again if the party returns to power in the 2017 elections.
"I am ready to give it in writing on a stamp paper that if we win a majority, Akhilesh will be the next Chief Minister," he told party leaders. - IANS
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