Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav while defending party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that Shivpal Yadav did not have any knowledge of the party constitution and advised him to work for the party and stop ‘talking nonsense’.
“Shivpal has not read party constitution. Akhilesh cannot give the post of the national president of the party to anyone. SP general body had unanimously elected him to the post, which he cannot handover to any other leader as per his wishes and Shivpal should not talk nonsense,” said Ramgopal Yadav in Etawah on Sunday.
When asked about Shivpal’s repeated demand to Akhilesh to hand over the party president’s post to his father, party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ramgopal Yadav said Mulayam Singh will continue to be the patron of the party.
“Party’s membership drive is on and will continue till September 30. If Shivpal wants to become party president, he should participate in membership drive,” he added.