Akhilesh had sacked Balram Yadav from his cabinet when he had talked with the Quami Ekta Dal regarding a merger in June, but he had been reinducted in the government after the SP parliamentary board cancelled the merger. Explaining why the Mulayam loyalist Sunday shared the stage with Akhilesh and Ram Gopal on Sunday, an SP leader said, “Balram’s son Sangram is an MLA from Atraulia in Azamgarh and his future in the party will depend on Akhilesh.” Sangram figures in Akhilesh’s list of candidates for the 2017 elections.
Among the family members present at the convention were Badaun MP Dharmendra Yadav, Ram Gopal’s son and Firozabad MP Akshay Yadav, Mainpuri MP Tej Pratap Yadav and Etawah zila panchayat president Anshul Yadav. Women members of the family, including Akhilesh’s wife Dimple Yadav, did not attend.
Shivpal Yadav’s son Aditya joined his father in staying away, and accompanied him to Mulayam’s residence.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:hindi.oneindia.com)
