Ahead of the national and the state convention of the Samajwadi party trouble is brewing for the party president Akhilesh Yadav as his father and mentor Mulayam Singh Yadav is likely to float new political party. Shivpal Yadav, the warring uncle of Akhilesh said that announcement of the new party would be made soon. The state convention is scheduled for September 23 at lucknow and national convention will be held at Agra on October 5.
“Its our sincere desire that the party and the family remain united, but we have waited for too long and there is no change in the stance of Akhilesh so there is option but to float new party’’, Shivpal Yadav said in Etawah on Sunday.
SP sources said Mulayam Singh Yadav has set the ball rolling for floating new political party. Mulayam has called a meeting of the trustees of the lohia Trust here on September 21 where, he can announce his future course of action. Though Akhilesh Yadav and his ‘ man friday’ Ramgopal Yadav have also been invited for the meeting as they are also the members of the Trust. Both are likely to skip the meeting. Both had skipped the last meeting of the trust held here on August 8. Mulayam Singh had then removed 4 loyalists of Akhilesh Yadav from the trust. The meeting of Trust comes just 48 hours before the SP’s state convention to be held in lucknow on September 23.
SP sources said all the members of the lohia Trust are close confidants of Mulayam and it’s likely that Akhilesh and Ramgopal might be sacked from the trust.
Shivpal Yadav in a public meeting in Mainpuri earlier this week had said that they have no other option but to float a new political outfit as he can no longer tolerate the humiliation of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh Yadav, addressing a press conference here on Thursday had indicated that he was not interested in any reconciliation with the elders of the family and it would be a good omen if Shivpal Yadav leaves the party.
lohia Trust members are Akhilesh, Ramgopal, Shivpal, Azam Khan, Bhagwati Singh, Dharmendra Yadav,Balram Yadav, Deepak Mishra, Jagpal Singh, Ram Sevek Yadav, Ram Naresh Yadav and Rajesh Yadav with Mulayam as its chairperson. Except for Akhilesh and Ramgopal, all the other members are said to be supporting Mulayam with even Dharmendra Yadav, MP; cousin of Akhilesh has switched sides and gone to Mulayam camp.
A senior SP leader close to Mulayam, said that,” Mulayam Singh Yadav, looking for an end to the family feud that ensures an honourable rehabilitation of his younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav, has several options before him, including forming a new political outfit.”
SP sources said that Mulayam Singh could also tender his resignation from the Azamgarh lok Sabha seat to give a stern message to his son. Whatever may be the outcome of the feud in the first family of the party, the realization is sinking among the SP cadres that if the feud continues, the party is doomed before the next lok Sabha elections in 2019.
A SP leader said that they have been given message that now on the Mulayam-Shivpal faction would be sitting in the office of the lohia Trust, adjacent to the state office of the party.