Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday conducted an emergency meeting between his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav to douse the ongoing family feud. Following the meeting Shivpal Yadav resigned form all posts in the UP government and Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh chief.
Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya has also resigns as the PCF chairman and his wife Mrs. Sarla Yadav has also quit. He will also vacate the government bunglow soon.
Here are the live updates:
This is political drama, which is affecting the state's development: BJP on Shivpal Yadav's resignation pic.twitter.com/qUWJejTSK6
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Lucknow (UP): Supporters gather outside Shivpal Yadav's residence after he gave his resignation. pic.twitter.com/s1FtIRwUZi
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#UP CM Akhilesh Yadav rejects Shivpal Yadav's resignation
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav rejects Shivpal Yadav's resignation.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2016
#SP parliamentary board meeting will resolve the issues; Akhileshji & Shivpalji will start working together: R Mehrotra
SP parliamentary board meeting will resolve the issues;Akhileshji & Shivpalji will start working together:R Mehrotra pic.twitter.com/pFHEomNVyf
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#SP leader Ravidas Mehrotra assures that everything will be alright by morning
Mulayam Yadav's got 50 yrs of experience; tomorrow's SP parliamentary board meeting will resolve the issues:UP health min Ravidas Mehrotra
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#Akhilesh has not yet accepted Shivpal's resignation: Sources
#Shivpal plans to vacate govt bunglow also
#Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya also resigns as the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Federation (PCF) chairman
#His wife Mrs. Sarla Yadav quits (Not clear from where)
#Shivpal reisgns from state party chief post
After meeting SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, he gave his resignation from all the posts of party and government to UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2016
#Shivpal resigns from UP government cabinet
#Shivpal Yadav meets Akhilesh and Mulayam in Lucknow
#FLASH: SP's Shivpal Yadav resigns from the UP government.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2016
Earlier in the day, Mulayam summoned Shivpal, who is at loggerheads with Akhilesh, and held closed door meeting with him to defuse the situation.
Shivpal later met Akhilesh at his official residence, sources said, adding the meeting came at the behest of Mulayam. Immediately thereafter, the SP chief met Akhilesh, the sources said.
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“Once he (Mulayam) reaches here, all will be well. His word is final,” SP national general secretary and Mulayam’s another brother Ramgopal Yadav said earlier.
Earlier in the day, Ramgopal had met the Chief Minister and claimed that “Akhilesh is not angry with anyone and the decision of netaji (Mulayam) is final in the party.”
The same was said by Shivpal at his press conference.