Lucknow: Mulayam Singh Yadav's assertion that his "family and party stand united", is being tested less than 24 hours later, with brother Shivpal Yadav announcing that an Uttar Pradesh minister has been sacked from the Samajwadi Party.
Tej Narayan Pandey aka Pawan Pandey, close to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has been expelled by Shivpal, the party's UP chief, on charges of "indiscipline and harassment".
Shivpal Yadav said he had requested the Chief Minister to remove Mr Pandey from his government. "I had written a letter to the CM... People who are undisciplined need to be removed from the party," he said on Wednesday morning.
Today's sackings are more evidence that Mulayam Singh's best efforts to broker peace between his younger brother and son ahead of crucial elections in Uttar Pradesh are tenuous.
Mulayam Singh has made it clear that though the Chief Minister will be allowed to complete his term, it cannot be assumed that he will get a second term if the Samajwadi Party wins the Uttar Pradesh election to be held early next year.
Team Akhilesh alleges that Shivpal is eyeing the chief minister's post if the Samajwadi Party wins. It has accused party general secretary Amar Singh of plotting Akhilesh's ouster with Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh has reportedly conveyed to his father that he needs Shivpal and Amar Singh sidelined.
Tej Narayan Pandey aka Pawan Pandey, close to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has been expelled by Shivpal, the party's UP chief, on charges of "indiscipline and harassment".
Shivpal Yadav said he had requested the Chief Minister to remove Mr Pandey from his government. "I had written a letter to the CM... People who are undisciplined need to be removed from the party," he said on Wednesday morning.
Today's sackings are more evidence that Mulayam Singh's best efforts to broker peace between his younger brother and son ahead of crucial elections in Uttar Pradesh are tenuous.
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Mulayam Singh has made it clear that though the Chief Minister will be allowed to complete his term, it cannot be assumed that he will get a second term if the Samajwadi Party wins the Uttar Pradesh election to be held early next year.
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Team Akhilesh alleges that Shivpal is eyeing the chief minister's post if the Samajwadi Party wins. It has accused party general secretary Amar Singh of plotting Akhilesh's ouster with Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh has reportedly conveyed to his father that he needs Shivpal and Amar Singh sidelined.
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