The tussle between UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav has left the Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo 'bruised'.
The face-off has also exposed the chink in the party with supporters of both the leaders confronting each other publicly at the party headquarters here on Friday.
The SP office witnessed noisy scenes during Mulayam's address to the workers with the supporters of Akhilesh and Shivpal shouting slogans, hailing their respective leaders, putting the SP supremo in a fix.
A few supporters of Shivpal also openly criticised Akhilesh for "humiliating" the senior party leader. "Akhilesh should not have stripped Shivpal of his portfolios...he (Shivpal) has done so much for the party," said Ashish Yadav, a resident of Auraiya district.
A young supporter of Akhilesh, however, contested the remark and said that it was Akhilesh, who had brought the party to power in 2012 Assembly polls. "It's time for the old leaders to retire and leave things to Akhilesh," said Raj Kumar Yadav from Kannauj, the Lok Sabha constituency of Akhileshs wife Dimple Yadav.
Slogan-shouting by the supporters of the two leaders continued throughout Mulayam's address, despite the latters admonition.
The tussle also brought to the surface the different factions in the party. At least a dozen legislators, a few ministers and scores of district unit presidents of SP thronged Shivpal's residence on Thursday night and Friday morning to express solidarity with him.
In fact, the ministers, who had been allotted Shivpal's portfolios, have not yet taken charge of the ministries, apparently to avoid incurring the wrath of the senior party leader.
Mulayam appeared to be dented by the raging feud and said that it had given the media an opportunity to take pot shots at the family and the party. "Our people have given the media the opportunity...it is our mistake," he said.
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The tussle between UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav has left the Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo 'bruised’.
The face-off has also exposed the chink in the party with supporters of both the leaders confronting each other publicly at the party headquarters here on Friday.
The SP office witnessed noisy scenes during Mulayam’s address to the workers with the supporters of Akhilesh and Shivpal shouting slogans, hailing their respective leaders, putting the SP supremo in a fix.
A few supporters of Shivpal also openly criticised Akhilesh for "humiliating” the senior party leader. "Akhilesh should not have stripped Shivpal of his portfolios...he (Shivpal) has done so much for the party,” said Ashish Yadav, a resident of Auraiya district.
A young supporter of Akhilesh, however, contested the remark and said that it was Akhilesh, who had brought the party to power in 2012 Assembly polls. "It’s time for the old leaders to retire and leave things to Akhilesh,” said Raj Kumar Yadav from Kannauj, the Lok Sabha constituency of Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav.
Slogan-shouting by the supporters of the two leaders continued throughout Mulayam’s address, despite the latter's admonition.
The tussle also brought to the surface the different factions in the party. At least a dozen legislators, a few ministers and scores of district unit presidents of SP thronged Shivpal’s residence on Thursday night and Friday morning to express solidarity with him.
In fact, the ministers, who had been allotted Shivpal’s portfolios, have not yet taken charge of the ministries, apparently to avoid incurring the wrath of the senior party leader.
Mulayam appeared to be dented by the raging feud and said that it had given the media an opportunity to take pot shots at the family and the party. "Our people have given the media the opportunity...it is our mistake,” he said.
The face-off has also exposed the chink in the party with supporters of both the leaders confronting each other publicly at the party headquarters here on Friday.
The SP office witnessed noisy scenes during Mulayam's address to the workers with the supporters of Akhilesh and Shivpal shouting slogans, hailing their respective leaders, putting the SP supremo in a fix.
A few supporters of Shivpal also openly criticised Akhilesh for "humiliating" the senior party leader. "Akhilesh should not have stripped Shivpal of his portfolios...he (Shivpal) has done so much for the party," said Ashish Yadav, a resident of Auraiya district.
A young supporter of Akhilesh, however, contested the remark and said that it was Akhilesh, who had brought the party to power in 2012 Assembly polls. "It's time for the old leaders to retire and leave things to Akhilesh," said Raj Kumar Yadav from Kannauj, the Lok Sabha constituency of Akhileshs wife Dimple Yadav.
Slogan-shouting by the supporters of the two leaders continued throughout Mulayam's address, despite the latters admonition.
The tussle also brought to the surface the different factions in the party. At least a dozen legislators, a few ministers and scores of district unit presidents of SP thronged Shivpal's residence on Thursday night and Friday morning to express solidarity with him.
In fact, the ministers, who had been allotted Shivpal's portfolios, have not yet taken charge of the ministries, apparently to avoid incurring the wrath of the senior party leader.
Mulayam appeared to be dented by the raging feud and said that it had given the media an opportunity to take pot shots at the family and the party. "Our people have given the media the opportunity...it is our mistake," he said.
The tussle between UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav has left the Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo 'bruised’. The face-off has also exposed the chink in the party with supporters of both the leaders confronting each other publicly at the party headquarters here on Friday.
The SP office witnessed noisy scenes during Mulayam’s address to the workers with the supporters of Akhilesh and Shivpal shouting slogans, hailing their respective leaders, putting the SP supremo in a fix.
A few supporters of Shivpal also openly criticised Akhilesh for "humiliating” the senior party leader. "Akhilesh should not have stripped Shivpal of his portfolios...he (Shivpal) has done so much for the party,” said Ashish Yadav, a resident of Auraiya district.
A young supporter of Akhilesh, however, contested the remark and said that it was Akhilesh, who had brought the party to power in 2012 Assembly polls. "It’s time for the old leaders to retire and leave things to Akhilesh,” said Raj Kumar Yadav from Kannauj, the Lok Sabha constituency of Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav.
Slogan-shouting by the supporters of the two leaders continued throughout Mulayam’s address, despite the latter's admonition.
The tussle also brought to the surface the different factions in the party. At least a dozen legislators, a few ministers and scores of district unit presidents of SP thronged Shivpal’s residence on Thursday night and Friday morning to express solidarity with him.
In fact, the ministers, who had been allotted Shivpal’s portfolios, have not yet taken charge of the ministries, apparently to avoid incurring the wrath of the senior party leader.
Mulayam appeared to be dented by the raging feud and said that it had given the media an opportunity to take pot shots at the family and the party. "Our people have given the media the opportunity...it is our mistake,” he said.