The family feud between Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav, which started in the Samajwadi Party ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, does not seem to end with the next election. Both will start separate yatras (campaign processions) across the state from Tuesday. Shivpal had approached his nephew for an alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), but Akhilesh did not respond within the given time frame.
On Monday, before leaving for the Samajwadi Vijay Yatra, the SP chief took blessings from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in Delhi. Akhilesh will start his ambitious journey from Kanpur and will travel to Hamirpur and Jalaun on October 12-13 in the first phase. The party has issued instructions that only SP workers of the district concerned should participate in Akhilesh’s yatra and no worker should come from outside.
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Experts believe that if Akhilesh and Shivpal come together for the 2022 state assembly elections, it will increase the chances of Samajwadi Party manifold. Speaking to News18, veteran journalist and political commentator Ratan Mani Lal said, “Since 2017 there has been no significant performance by Shivpal but if both Shivpal and Akhilesh come together then the firepower of Samajwadi Party will increase. . Mulayam understands this but Akhilesh is unable to see it. MSY has realized that Akhilesh on his own may not perform well against the ruling BJP as compared to Akhilesh and Shivpal coming together. If MSY manages to bring its son and brother together, the Samajwadi Party has a better chance of emerging as a strong figure. 2nd party.”
The Rath Yatra is considered a lucky charm by the Samajwadi Party because whenever Akhilesh Yadav has gone on one, the SP has formed the government in the state. Decorated with photographs of party chief and former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, party MP from Rampur Azam Khan, SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and party state president Naresh Uttam Patel, and emblazoned with the slogan ‘Bado ka haath yuva ka saath’ . Old generation blesses the new), the bus carrying Akhilesh was kept for media viewing at the party office in Lucknow on Saturday. On the other side of the bus is a single picture of the SP chief with the slogan ‘Kisan, Garib, Mahila, Yuva, Karobari, Sab ki Ek Awaaz Hai, Hum Samajwadi’ (Farmers, Poor, Women, Youth, Traders). Everyone says in one voice, we are socialists).
On the other hand, Akhilesh’s uncle and Mulayam’s younger brother Shivpal will start the social change journey from Tuesday. While both the nephew and uncle are starting their respective journeys at the same time, it was Shivpal who was the first to announce his journey.
“People are scared in the state, law and order has deteriorated, unemployment has increased manifold, traders are suffering after the corona crisis and the condition of the then farmers is not hidden from anyone. Looking at all these issues we decided to start social transformation journey to tell the truth about this regime to the people,” said Aditya Yadav, son of Shivpal. “This yatra, starting from Mathura on October 12, will pass through all 403 assembly constituencies in the state and will take place in seven phases before ending in Amethi district on November 27. We will reach the booth level in all the assembly seats and this entire journey will be under the guidance of our party chief.
On the issue of colliding with Akhilesh, Aditya said that at this time many other people will run such campaigns. “Our travel dates were announced long before his travel was announced. The purpose of our visit is against the present government. We are focused on our journey. Elections are near and many other parties are taking out their yatras, be it the Samajwadi Party or the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD),” he said. Aditya argued that such yatras should be taken out across the state as there is a strong need for it. Opposition is needed.
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Talking to the media in Etawah a few days ago, Shivpal said, “There has been no reply from Akhilesh Yadav on the alliance. In such a situation, there will be a close contest in the election. We have already announced our visit.”
Shivpal Yadav did not stop here and he mentioned Mahabharata without naming the SP. “No one could have killed the characters of Mahabharata, Dronacharya, Bhishma and Duryodhana, but Shri Krishna was with the Pandavas, due to which everything was destroyed,” he said. “Like the Pandavas, we have only sought respect for ourselves and our companions. We don’t have any ambitions.”
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