As the ruling party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh grapples with internal rift, state unit chief Shivpal Yadav today expelled minister Tej Narain Pandey alias Pawan Pandey from the party for six years , Indian news agency PTI reported. Pandey is considered &nbsp;to be a close aide of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

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This comes three days after Akhilesh sacked his uncle Shivpal and three other ministers from the cabinet.&nbsp;

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&quot;Pawan Pandey is being expelled from the Samajwadi Party for six years on charges of indiscipline,&quot; Shivpal announced at a press conference at the party headquarters here. &nbsp;

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Pandey had reportedly clashed with SP member of legislative council (MLC), Ashu Malik, at party a meet and also beaten him up. The MLC had alleged that he was slapped by him at the chief minister&#39;s&nbsp;residence.

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&quot;Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had called me to clarify things related to a news article published in an English daily wherein Akhilesh Yadav was referred to as Aurangzeb and SP Chief Mulayam Singh as Shahjahan,&quot; Malik had told reporters after the incident.

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&quot;When I was at CM&#39;s residence, party leader Pawan Pandey came and attacked me. He slapped me twice,&quot; he said.

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&quot;I was asked to show up as the chief minister wanted to clarify things related to the news article in front of people but my presence was misunderstood by others.&quot;

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However, Malik, who had lodged a written complaint against Pandey, said that &nbsp;Akhilesh was not present at his residence when the incident took place. No police complaint has been registered in the matter so far.&nbsp;

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Meanwhile, Shivpal, while clarifying that there was no dispute in the state&#39;s first family, also said that he has sent a letter to the chief minister requesting him to sack Pandey from his ministry.&nbsp;

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On Tuesday, party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had said that the &quot;party and family are united&quot;, he had said.

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&quot;There is not &#39;matbhed&#39; (difference) or &#39;manbhed&#39; (ill feelings) among our leaders,&quot; Yadav said.

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Asked whether Shivpal and other sacked ministers would then be reinstated in the Akhilesh cabinet, he had said, &quot;I leave this to CM.... You ask him why he made them ministers and why he sacked them.

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(WION with inputs from PTI)&nbsp;

SP state unit chief Shivapal said that Pandey was being expelled for six years on charges of discipline

As the ruling party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh grapples with internal rift, state unit chief Shivpal Yadav today expelled minister Tej Narain Pandey alias Pawan Pandey from the party for six years , Indian news agency PTI reported. Pandey is considered to be a close aide of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. This comes three days after Akhilesh sacked his uncle Shivpal and three other ministers from the cabinet. "Pawan Pandey is being expelled from the Samajwadi Party for six years on charges of indiscipline," Shivpal announced at a press conference at the party headquarters here. Pandey had reportedly clashed with SP member of legislative council (MLC), Ashu Malik, at party a meet and also beaten him up. The MLC had alleged that he was slapped by him at the chief minister's residence. "Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had called me to clarify things related to a news article published in an English daily wherein Akhilesh Yadav was referred to as Aurangzeb and SP Chief Mulayam Singh as Shahjahan," Malik had told reporters after the incident. "When I was at CM's residence, party leader Pawan Pandey came and attacked me. He slapped me twice," he said. "I was asked to show up as the chief minister wanted to clarify things related to the news article in front of people but my presence was misunderstood by others." However, Malik, who had lodged a written complaint against Pandey, said that Akhilesh was not present at his residence when the incident took place. No police complaint has been registered in the matter so far. Meanwhile, Shivpal, while clarifying that there was no dispute in the state's first family, also said that he has sent a letter to the chief minister requesting him to sack Pandey from his ministry. On Tuesday, party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had said that the "party and family are united", he had said. "There is not 'matbhed' (difference) or 'manbhed' (ill feelings) among our leaders," Yadav said. Asked whether Shivpal and other sacked ministers would then be reinstated in the Akhilesh cabinet, he had said, "I leave this to CM.... You ask him why he made them ministers and why he sacked them. (WION with inputs from PTI)

SP turf war: Shivpal sacks minister close to UP CM

Months ahead of the state elections in northern India&#39;s Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today asserted that the &quot;party and the family are united&quot;. The remark came amid a deepening rift in the ruling party.&nbsp;

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As he addressed a press conference two days after his brother, Shivpal Yadav was sacked from the cabinet for the second time by son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the party supremo addressed a press conference flanked by party unit chief, Shivpal, and three other sacked ministers, Indian news agency PTI reported.&nbsp;

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&quot;My family and party are united. All workers are united. There are some conspirators, who do not have any mass base,&quot; he was quoted as saying.

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&quot;There is not &#39;matbhed&#39; (difference) or &#39;manbhed&#39; (ill feelings) among our leaders,&quot; Mulayam added.&nbsp;

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The seasoned political leader also stressed that the party had come to power in 2012 because of him only and still Akhilesh was made the chief minister. He however, ruled out becoming the chief minister if the party is elected again.

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He also dodged the question about the chief ministerial candidate for 2017. &nbsp;&quot;Ours is a democratic party. First let us get majority and then elected representatives will select their CM. Presently, Akhilesh is CM, does anyone have any problem?&quot;&nbsp;

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When asked if Shivpal will be reinstated to the party, Mulayam said he leaves the decision on Akhilesh.&nbsp;

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&quot;I leave this to CM.... You ask him why he made them ministers and why he sacked them.&quot;

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(WION with inputs from PTI)&nbsp;

Mulayam said chief minister and son, Akhilesh, will decide if brother Shivpal will be reinstated in the northern state's cabinet

Months ahead of the state elections in northern India's Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today asserted that the "party and the family are united". The remark came amid a deepening rift in the ruling party. As he addressed a press conference two days after his brother, Shivpal Yadav was sacked from the cabinet for the second time by son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the party supremo addressed a press conference flanked by party unit chief, Shivpal, and three other sacked ministers, Indian news agency PTI reported. "My family and party are united. All workers are united. There are some conspirators, who do not have any mass base," he was quoted as saying. "There is not 'matbhed' (difference) or 'manbhed' (ill feelings) among our leaders," Mulayam added. The seasoned political leader also stressed that the party had come to power in 2012 because of him only and still Akhilesh was made the chief minister. He however, ruled out becoming the chief minister if the party is elected again. He also dodged the question about the chief ministerial candidate for 2017. "Ours is a democratic party. First let us get majority and then elected representatives will select their CM. Presently, Akhilesh is CM, does anyone have any problem?" When asked if Shivpal will be reinstated to the party, Mulayam said he leaves the decision on Akhilesh. "I leave this to CM.... You ask him why he made them ministers and why he sacked them." (WION with inputs from PTI)

SP turf war: 'Party, family are united,'  says Mulayam as he keeps future plan under wraps

The all-important meeting convened by the Uttar Pradesh&#39;s ruling Samajwadi Party patriarch, Mulayam Singh soon turned into a mudslinging match as both father and son, the state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, launched verbal salvos at each other.&nbsp;

Fuelling speculations that the party was headed for a split, ugly scenes unfolded in full public view during which Mulayam Singh sided with his younger brother Shivpal Yadav and friend Amar Singh.&nbsp;

Snapping at Akhilesh, Mulayam virtually dismissed him as an insignificant entity in UP politics who could not win an election without his support. &quot;What is your capability? Can you win elections?&quot; he said.

&quot;Amar has helped me a lot. If Amar was not there I would have been in jail, he is like my brother,&quot; Mulayam said, describing the Rajya Sabha member as his brother.

&quot;Some ministers are just sycophants,&quot; he added. &quot;I cannot forget the work done by Shivpal Yadav,&quot; he said while describing Shivpal as a mass leader.

&quot;We are facing difficult situation, we should remove our weakness and not fight with each other,&quot; Mulayam said.

The ruling SP family has been embroiled in a bitter power struggle. A day before, chief minister Akhilesh had sacked his uncle Shivpal and three other ministers from cabinet positions. His father, Mulayam Singh had struck back expelling Akhilesh&#39;s close confidante and uncle Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years.

At the high-voltage meeting in Lucknow, Mulayam Singh&#39;s attempts to make peace between Akhilesh and Shivpal proved futile. The chief minister first offered to step down in a choked voice but later accused Amar Singh and those close to him of hatching a &quot;conspiracy&quot; against him and his father.&nbsp;

But Shivpal emerged from behind to snatch his mike and called him a &quot;liar&quot;, bringing the meeting to an abrupt end. The nephew-uncle duo later drove to meet the party patriarch Mulayam at his residence.&nbsp;

With the state elections just a few months away, Mulayam Singh is pushing to keep the party intact. He did reprimand son Akhilesh at the party meeting but ruled out his removal as the chief minister.&nbsp;

Akhilesh said he would not be forming a new party, but his uncle disputed the claim, saying was ready to &quot;swear&quot; that the chief minister told him otherwise.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from agencies)

Samajwadi leaders witnessed a heated exchange between party patriarch Mulayam and son Akhilesh Yadav over Shivpal's removal

The all-important meeting convened by the Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party patriarch, Mulayam Singh soon turned into a mudslinging match as both father and son, the state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, launched verbal salvos at each other. Fuelling speculations that the party was headed for a split, ugly scenes unfolded in full public view during which Mulayam Singh sided with his younger brother Shivpal Yadav and friend Amar Singh. Snapping at Akhilesh, Mulayam virtually dismissed him as an insignificant entity in UP politics who could not win an election without his support. "What is your capability? Can you win elections?" he said. "Amar has helped me a lot. If Amar was not there I would have been in jail, he is like my brother," Mulayam said, describing the Rajya Sabha member as his brother. "Some ministers are just sycophants," he added. "I cannot forget the work done by Shivpal Yadav," he said while describing Shivpal as a mass leader. "We are facing difficult situation, we should remove our weakness and not fight with each other," Mulayam said. The ruling SP family has been embroiled in a bitter power struggle. A day before, chief minister Akhilesh had sacked his uncle Shivpal and three other ministers from cabinet positions. His father, Mulayam Singh had struck back expelling Akhilesh's close confidante and uncle Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. At the high-voltage meeting in Lucknow, Mulayam Singh's attempts to make peace between Akhilesh and Shivpal proved futile. The chief minister first offered to step down in a choked voice but later accused Amar Singh and those close to him of hatching a "conspiracy" against him and his father. But Shivpal emerged from behind to snatch his mike and called him a "liar", bringing the meeting to an abrupt end. The nephew-uncle duo later drove to meet the party patriarch Mulayam at his residence. With the state elections just a few months away, Mulayam Singh is pushing to keep the party intact. He did reprimand son Akhilesh at the party meeting but ruled out his removal as the chief minister. Akhilesh said he would not be forming a new party, but his uncle disputed the claim, saying was ready to "swear" that the chief minister told him otherwise. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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