Uttar Pradesh elections: Shivpal Yadav fears sabotage in home constituency
For the first time since he entered into electoral politics, Shivpal Yadav was on his toes, literally, throughout the polling day in his Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency as he feared the supporters of the rival camp in the Samajwadi Party may work against him.
SP leader Shivpal Yadav. (Photo: @ANI_news)
Saifai,Etawah,UPDATED: Feb 20, 2017 10:58 IST
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Shivpal Yadav is contesting the Assembly polls on Samajwadi Party ticket. But, Shivpal is worried about sabotage from inside the party after his bitter fight with nephew Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and cousin Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav.
Today, when his constituency went to polls, Shivpal Yadav was a man possessed. He was travelling from one booth to the other to ensure that any sabotage attempt was warded off.
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SHIVPAL FEARS SABOTAGE: THINGS TO KNOW
- It was perhaps for the first time that Shivpal Yadav was on the move throughout the polling day in his Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency as he feared the supporters of the rival camp in the Samajwadi Party may work against him.
- A defeat in the Assembly polls will be a huge loss of face for Shivpal Yadav, who was the UP SP chief till not long ago. He lost his position both in the party and the government in a tussle with CM Akhilesh Yadav.
- At one of the poll booths, Shivpal Yadav had to face ugly situation, when his supporters clashed with the BJP workers. Both sides pelted stones at each other. Fortunately no injury was reported in the clash.
- At Kataiya polling booth, Shivpal Yadav caught two people and handed them over to police saying that they were threatening the voters.
- The BJP has fielded Manish Yadav Patre from Jaswantnagar seat. Manish Yadav Patre worked hard in the constituency in the run up to the elections.
- However, Shivpal Yadav reached the designated polling booth to cast his vote. The entire Yadav family was in a huddle in order to give an impression that all is well in the family. But, discomfort was more than visible in Shivpal's response to media queries.
- Talking to AajTak, Shivpal said, "All is well in the family" ignoring the question about other SP candidates. Interestingly, Akhilesh Yadav also showed his frustration on question about the unity in Yadav family.
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