Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh gave a dressing down to the young cadres of the four youth wing of the Samajwadi party mostly supporters of the Akhilesh Yadav who had in the morning on Saturday had tried to ghearo his residence on Vikramaditya marg demanding the restoration of the post of the party state president to the chief minister.
After over two hour long drama in front of the state office of the party on Vikramaditya marg where the supporters of Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav raised slogans against each other and came to blows Mulayam Singh Yadav came to the party office in afternoon and addressed the party workers. Even as he addressed them there was no let up in slogan shouting by the supporters inside the lohia hall at the party office.
``I warn you to stay within your limits I will never tolerate this nonsense in my party. I have built up this party by my blood and sweat. I will never accept the arbitrary behaviour of the party leaders as the Samajwadi party is a democratic party and all decisions in the party are taken in a democratic and transparent manner’’, said SP chief .
Targeting his son and the chief minister Akhilesh Yadav he said `` Why Balram Yadav was sacked from the cabinet. Did Akhilesh asked me before taking this decision and why Shivpal Yadav was stripped of his portfolios’’. He added`` Akhilesh took both the decisions without consulting me and I will never accept the arbitrary and partisan behaviour of the party leaders, SP is a democratic party and it will function accordingly’’.
`` If Akhilesh had any grievances he should have shared it with me. If he has any dispute with Shivpal then it could be sorted out. This `Tamasha’ in the party will never be tolerated’’, said the SP chief.
``What do you know about the contribution of Shivpal Yadav in the making of the party bringing it to this stature. He has worked hard for the party and faced trauma and troubles for the party for decades’’, said the SP chief.
Pointing his fingers to the presidents of the four youth organisations of the party Mulayam Singh said `` You have come here only to create Tamasha, tell me what have you done so far for the party and how many booth committees have been constituted in your respective constituencies’’. He said `` the BJP is working hard for strengthening its organisation at the polling booth level while we are battling it out among ourselves’’.
Earlier in the day supporters of both Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav started gathering in the state office since the morning on Saturday and both the groups indulged in intense sloganeering. Supporters of Shivpal Yadav also gathered at his residence near the party office. They apprehended that their leader may again be stripped of the post of the state president of the party.
As the number of the supporters swell on Vikramaditya marg, the district administration rushed the police and PAC reinforcements to maintain order and police also raised barricades in front of the SP office. Intervention by the police prevented the situation from taking an ugly turn as the supporters came to the blows.
The supporters of Akhilesh had en edge as the presidents of the four youth wing of the party— Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha, Samajwadi Chatra Sabha, lohia Vahini and Mulayam Youth Brigade conveyed to the party president that they won’t work under Shivpal Singh Yadav, who has become the state president in place of Akhilesh.
Anand Bhadoria, MlC and a confidant of Akhilesh, said that party president should reinstate Akhilesh Yadav as the state president immediately.” How can the party change the Senapati in mid of the war,” he questioned. He also demanded from Mulayam Singh Yadav to elevate Akhilesh Yadav the national president of the party.
Amidst the slogan shouting Shivpal Yadav went to meet the party president Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence on Vikramaditya marg. Police had a tough time in controlling the crowed as thousands ran behind his fleet. Shivpal Yadav had to change his route and move several kilometres to reach Mulayams house located few hundred meters away from his residence.
Supporters of Akhilesh Yadav reached the residence of the party chief and raised slogans against Mulayam Singh Yadav. SP chief had to ask the chief minister to control his supporters. They were pacified when they were told that the chief minister will meet them at his official residence on Kalidas marg. Soon after the crowd disbursed and Vikramaditya marg cleared Mulayam Singh Yadav reached the party office at 2 pm and addressed the party workers.