Akhilesh drops uncle Shivpal, 3 others ministers from cabinet

October 23, 2016 11:56

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav drops uncle Shivpal, 3 others ministers from cabinet, NDTV reports.

The political rift between Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party state unit chief Shivpal Singh Yadav seemed to have widened further on Saturday with former not attending a party meeting despite being invited by the latter.

Akhilesh skipped a meeting of district SP chiefs convened in the state capital on Friday and Saturday and chose to meet them at the chief minister's residence separately.

Shivpal Singh Yadav had called meeting of the party's executive committee and invited the chief minister.

There has been a political tussle between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav over various issues in the party.

Also, there has been differences between Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav on party issues. The state goes to assembly polls early next year.

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