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Shivpal Yadav in Gorakhpur.
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Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP)-Lohia President Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday said that his nephew and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav is surrounded by sycophants.
This statement of his also assumes importance at this time because after the death of SP Patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, there was a possibility of ending the rift between uncle and nephew. Shivpal Singh Yadav, who arrived here at a private function, told the press that he (Akhilesh) is surrounded by sycophants who only believe in flattery.
On contesting elections with Samajwadi Party, he said that our Progressive Samajwadi Party is the real Samajwadi Party and there is no greedy person with us. We stay away from greedy people.
Regarding the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat that fell vacant after the death of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, he said, “We are still considering whether to contest this election alone or with the SP. Whatever the decision will be, it will come in front of everyone soon.
On the candidature of his grandson Tej Pratap for Mainpuri seat, Shivpal Singh said, “Let the name be announced by the SP, we will announce it after them.”
The Praspa chief, however, kept silent on the candidature of Aparna Yadav, wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son Prateek, from this seat. Aparna is in BJP.
Earlier, the national president of Praspa, Shivpal Singh Yadav, who reached Gorakhpur, was welcomed at various intersections of Gorakhpur. He said in the press conference that we have to fight the battle of the country. My party is Praspa and Praspa is the real party Samajwadi.
He said that the election of Mainpuri would decide the fate of the country. Right now we are not in a position to announce something big.
On the other hand, Dhiraj Gupta, manager of Sarv Samaj Seva Sansthan, said that today Praspa’s national president Shivpal Singh Yadav arrived at Mohdipur office and distributed blankets among helpless poor and handicapped people.
