Lucknow: After two days of hectic political activity, Samajwadi Party leader Shvipal Yadav resigned from the Uttar Pradesh government late on Thursday evening and submitted his resignation to party chief Mulayam Singh and Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in what could be seen as more trouble within the first family of the state.
Shivpal Yadav's resignation came on a day when party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed that all is well within the party and the final decision on all party matters rests on him.
Shivpal resigned from all party posts and also from his cabinet positions in the UP government under his nephew and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Shivpal's wife Sarla too resigned from the post of the Etawah District Co-operative Bank.
However there is no clarity on Shivpal's son Aditya Yadav who holds the position of chairman of the UP Pradeshik Cooperative Federation.
According to ETV, Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav have both rejected the resignations of the Shivpal family.
Raj Bhawan has told CNN News18 that no resignation letter has reached the Governor.
Sources have told CNN News18 that when Shivpal met Akhilesh in the evening on Thursday he wanted the CM to reinstate his cabinet portfolios which according to him was a decision taken in a hurry.
Shivpal also felt that the message has gone around in the party that he is not important for the party anymore which could have forced him to take this drastic step.
Reacting to development SP Leader Ravidas Mehrotra told CNN News18 that Mulayam Yadav has got 50 yrs of experience and all issues will be resolved soon.
"Tomorrow's SP parliamentary board meeting will resolve the issues. Akhilesh & Shivpal will start working together," Mehrotra said.
Congress leader RPN Singh however slammed the late night development and said that the Yadav family never thought about the welfare of the state and was always busy fighting amongst themselves even as the state's development suffered.
Earlier, Mulayam had backed his brother Shivpal Yadav and said he will continue as party's state unit chief.
The SP chief, however, had refused to comment when reporters asked him if Shivpal will get his ministerial portfolios back which were taken away by CM Akhilesh Yadav.
After holding a meeting with squabbling family members Mulayam had sent out a message that all is well in the family and the party.
Mulayam's decision was being seen as a big blow to son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who is reportedly upset with the decision and influence of Amar Singh over his father.
Party national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav clearly said that Mulayam was the final word in the party and everyone would abide by his decisions.
Speaking to Network18, Ramgopal had said that the current rift in the party would affect its image.
Without naming party MP and Mulayam's close confidante Amar Singh, Ramgopal said, "Only Netaji (Mulayam) can force Akhilesh to do things, no one else can do that. The party is getting affected by this rift."
Blaming Amar Singh for the feud, Ramgopal had said, "The party workers think that an outsider (Amar Singh) is one of them. Amar Singh never thinks in party's interest. He always thinks about himself. He (Amar) said he is a Mulayamwadi not a Samajwadi. Mulayam Singh should think about the people who are doing bad to the party, and those people have been identified."
Addressing the media Shivpal said that he would not comment on Cabinet portfolios and declared that he will go by Mulayam's decision.
Taking dig at his nephew Akhilesh, with whom he has a running battle, Shivpal had said, "All cannot be like Mulayam Singh Yadav and all cannot be like Akhilesh Yadav. Different people have different capabilities and mindsets."
Commenting on Akhilesh's reaction, Shivpal had said that he didn't feel that the Chief Minister will react so swiftly and strongly as he did this time.
In a swift development, Mulayam had on Monday removed Akhilesh from the post of SP state unit chief and appointed his younger brother Shivpal Yadav to that post.
An hour later Akhilesh hit back at them by stripping Shivpal of all cabinet portfolios except wasteland development.
After Mulayam's diktat he may not get the portfolios back and Akhilesh may not get SP state unit chief post back till the assembly election due early 2017.
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