Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav referred to expelled leader Amar Singh as his uncle yet again on Monday, nearly a month after winning a long battle for control over the Samajwadi Party. When asked if he intended to make peace with estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, Akhilesh said: “As far as my relationship with him as chacha-bhatija is concerned, it will never break. Akhilesh rejected statements that he had fought and defeated Mulayam to wrest control over the party. Whichever game I play, I play well.”The chief minister said the party belonged to his father, and his principles were the same as the ones that Mulayam founded it on. Socialism means bridging the divide between urban and rural, between rich and poor.”Akhilesh exuded confidence that the Samajwadi Party would get a majority on its own.

Source: Hindustan Times January 24, 2017 07:37 UTC