“I am not launching any new party,” Says Mulayam
LUCKNOW : Ending speculation that he would be launching a new party, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday told reporters in Lucknow that he has no intention of leaving the party he founded. “I am not launching any new party,” Mulayam said.
There was intense speculation that Mulayam would announce his exit from the Samajwadi Party and chart his own course. He is constantly being ignored by the new party leadership (under son Akhilesh Yadav). He is not invited to the SP’s events. He feels it will be better to separate himself from SP.”
However, Mulayam began the conference by attacking the BJP government at Centre and state. Mulayam accused the BJP of not meeting ts election promises and failing to control the fuel price rise. He also criticised the government on some of its key policy decisions such as the GST and demonetisation.
On the law and order front in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam said even girl students are not safe in BHU. “The rule of law has ended in UP,” he said. He also alleged that corruption is at its peak in UP. When asked about the differences between him and his son Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam said:”I wish him well, but I don’t endorse his decisions.”“My blessings always with Akhilesh as a father, but I don’t agree with his decisions,” he added.
Launching an attack on the BJP-led Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government, former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that incidents of communal violence has spiked under the regime of Modi government in the last three years.
“Girls are not safe in BHU. There’s no law and order in Uttar Pradesh,” said Singh, a three-time chief minister of UP. “The Yogi government is not fulfilling any of its promises.” Violence erupted inside Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus after students, protesting against an alleged eve-teasing incident. (With Agency Inputs ).
