After uneasy truce, SP war out in open as Shivpal floats front

LUCKNOW: The bitter feud in the first family of Samajwadi Party came out in the open again when Shivpal Yadav, younger brother of party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and estranged uncle of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, floated Samajwadi Secular Morcha on Wednesday and called upon all “disgruntled” and “neglected” members of the party to join it.
Shivpal, who was sulking for being sidelined in the party since Akhilesh took over as president, claimed he had Mualayam’s blessings.
Shivpal said the Morcha would contest 2019 polls and would begin the campaign on August 31 from Muzaffarnagar. “I have decided my future course. Now it’s up to the SP chief to decide what action he has to take,” he said.
On Wednesday when Shivpal went to meet Mulayam, the SP patriarch reportedly expressed his inability to foster a rapprochement between him and Akhilesh.