Samajwadi Party has banned the entry of expelled leaders during the silver jubilee foundation day function in lucknow on Saturday.
District Magistrate and SSP of lucknow have been directed to ensure the compliance and prevent such leaders from entering the programme venue at Janeshwar Mishra Park.
Dubbed as an `outsider’ by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, controversial Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh will also not attend the silver jubilee programme.
State Samajwadi Party chief Shivpal Yadav said in lucknow that party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has ordered that the expelled leaders be banned from participating in the function.
The expelled leaders are all members of `Team akhilesh’ and were present on the dais on Thursday during the flagging off the CM’s Rath Yatra by party chief Mulayam Singh.
Five MlCs - Sunil Yadav, Anand Bhaduria, Sanjay lather, Arvind Yadav and Udayvir Singh and heads of youth outfits of the party were expelled by state SP chief Shivpal Singh Yadav.
However signalling a thaw towards thee leaders, Shivpal on Thursday said,``If the expelled leaders tender unconditional apology to the party chief, then their expulsion orders could be revoked.’’
Expressing his displeasure over the presence of expelled leaders on the dais duringthe Rath Yatra flag off, Shivpal Yadav had opined that the expelled leaders should not have joined the function.
Meanwhile, SP sources said that Shivpal Yadav is fighting a lost battle. ``The huge turnout at the start of the CM’s Rath Yatra has sent a message to the cadres that the nephew has outmanoeuvred his uncle in the game of power struggle within the SP’s first family.”
“Now the CM is leading the party from the front,’’ said a SP leader. He has demonstrated his clout in the organisation by the success of the Rath Yatra from luck to Shuklaganj. The hysteria of the participating youths on Thursday has even baffled the SP president,’’ said the leader.