The feud in UP’s ruling Samajwadi Party on Tuesday continued as the meetings between different factions of the party began from early morning.
On Monday, the high voltage drama in SP came out into the open as party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav sided with his younger brother Shivpal and friend Amar Singh, and reprimanded son Akhilesh Yadav but ruled out his removal as Chief Minister.
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