Taking a dig at the "excessive concern" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shows in him, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday asserted he was a “diehard samajwadi (socialist)” and would remain party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle. Shivpal Singh’s remarks are a response to Adityanath jibes that Akhilesh does not respect his uncle and that Shivpal Singh has not got his due in Samajwadi Party (SP). The chief minister has referred to Shivpal as “chachu” in his remarks. Ahead of the by-election, Shivpal merged his party, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), with the SP and came out in strong support of Akhilesh. I wish you would have presented a budget that that a vision for converting the entire state into Ayodhya’s Ram rajya."

Source: The Telegraph February 10, 2024 07:28 UTC