In a pep-up talk to the party workers Samajwadi Party national president Mulayam Singh Yadav said that victory and loss are the two sides of the same coin and workers should not feel disheartened by the result.
“Do not get disturbed with the defeat in the elections. This would be a good learning curve for us. Keep it in mind that only Samajwadi Party can transform Uttar Pradesh and this has been proved time and again. The last two year regime of Akhilesh is clear indication in this regard,” Yadav said while addressing party workershere on Wednesday.
He said ups and down are general phenomenon in politics. One should feel disheartened by this defeat because winning and losing are two sides of the same coin. I have also faced several defeat in my political career,’’ he said to the party’s district president and general secretary here.
Reviewing the party’s performance in the lok Sabha elections, Yadav said that the leaders should continue to work for the development of people. They should serve the society besides spread the ideology of the Samajwadi Party.
‘’This is a trying time for us. I appeal to every cadre and leader of the party to face the challenge before the party. We don’t do politics for any cheap publicity but will stick to our agenda to serve the poor and farmers and fight for their rights,’’ he said.
Earlier the district presidents elaborated on the reasons of party’s defeat in the election. They said that people get swayed by BJP’s publicity. Some of them said that BJP used religion to divide the society and it was a dangerous trend.
The presidents and the general secretaries of the 75 districts assured Yadav that they will work overtime to strengthen the organistion at the grassroot level after taking a lesson from this elections.
The meeting was presided over by SP state president. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Senior UP minister Shivpal Singh Yadav and Rajendra Choudhury were also present in the meeting which continued for over four hours.