Yadav family feud: Shivpal ups the ante, expels seven Akhilesh loyalists

Mangalore Today News Network

Lucknow, Sep 19, 2016: Samajwadi Party’s new state president Shivpal Yadav on Monday expelled from the party seven youth leaders, including three MLCs, loyal to chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

 

The action was taken reportedly for raising objectionable slogans against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The seven leaders are Sunil Singh Yadav (Vidhan Parishad member-MLC and youth leader), Anand Bhadauria (Vidhan Parisad member-MLC and youth leader), Md Ebad (state president of Youth Brigade), Brijesh Yadav (state president Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha), Sanjay Lathar (Vidhan Parishad member-MLC and youth leader), Gaurav Dubey (national president of Youth brigade) and Digvijay Singh Deo (state president of Chatra Sabha).

The expulsion of the seven leaders came a day after Shivpal kicked off his tenure as state president by sacking a relative of national secretary Ramgopal Yadav.

Shivpal dismissed Arvind Pratap Yadav, Ramgopal’s nephew and a member of the legislative council, for “indiscipline and anti-party activities” on Sunday, days after party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav tamped down a raging feud between his son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and brother Shivpal.

In an exclusive interview to HT on Friday, Mulayam had described Ramgopal as his No 2 and said the national secretary had already drawn up a potential list of candidates for the upcoming state polls. Akhilesh and Shivpal have been locked in a fierce battle for control of the party and ticket distribution.