That explains why the two factions of Samajwadi Party, present or the past, the challenger or ousted, father or son are so keen to retain the humble cycle symbol. But then there is a limit of endurance, how much load and push and pulls from opposite directions a cycle could bear. Unfortunately, it comes at a time when the owner of the cycle symbol, Mulayam Singh and his expanded family should otherwise have been celebrating 25 years of companionship.
On Friday father Mulayam was given one last opportunity to make his final desperate plea before Election Commission for retaining cycle symbol and unseating son Akhilesh from the cycle. The Election Commission could not have any bias, so it gave one last opportunity to Akhilesh and co to make their final argument why they thought cycle should be theirs. To put it simple terms, Election Commission of India has right to recall, if it thinks that the symbol granted by it is under duress due to conflicting claims of ownership.
From a younger generation Akhilesh, in any case, thinks that he has outgrown, age and aura to be enjoying a simple cycle ride. He now wants to ride a motorcycle that could signify speed, mobility and motorised horsepower engine thrill that could run smoothly on highways built by him, as also run on rural roads with speed as desired by the owner. The cycle has served its purpose to him and his supportive masses.
The comparison between cycle and motorcycle could go on.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
