Akhilesh alleged conspiracies by vested interests over the past weeks, which had delayed the party's poll campaign
Mulayam singh will decide what is to be done and he will take decision after giving due thoughts, says UP CM
The yatra was earlier in the day flagged off by SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav
Will kick-start 'Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra', even as SP reaches out to 'like-minded secular parties to keep BJP at bay
To provide better service to people like launching a mobile app for ambulance service helpline 108 in the state
Akhilesh is likely to suspend his yatra midway to attend the Nov 5 foundation day programme of the SP
Some mediapersons covering the event were also injured, says police
Currently, SP faces its worst crisis even as the party is preparing to celebrate the silver jubilee foundation day on Nov 5
Lucknow is likely to get metro train by early 2017 as work is progressing at a fast pace
Yatra is being seen as an opportunity for Akhilesh to exert his claim as the "undisputed" political heir of Mulayam
Seen in the context of slugfest in SP between Akhilesh and Shivpal Singh Yadav, the visit has given rise to a lot of speculation
Shivpal said he has written a letter to Akhilesh requesting him to sack Pandey from his ministry
Akhilesh Yadav denied allegations that he was going to float a new party
Walking out of the shadow of his father and uncle and with the support of Congress and Nitish Kumar, Akhilesh Yadav could be bad news for the BJP
Meanwhile, supporters of Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle and SP leader Shivpal Yadav clashed outside the party office In Lucknow
Ahead of the Assembly polls, ruling Samajwadi Party today appeared to be headed for a split, with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his party supremo and father Mulayam Singh engaging in a face-off by sacking each other's loyalists Shivpal Yadav and Ramgopal Yadav. On a day of fast-paced developments, Akhilesh first sacked Shivpal, his uncle and party's state unit chief, along with three other "pro-Amar Singh" ministers from his Cabinet. Mulayam, in a tit-for-tat action, expelled Ramgopal, pro-CM cousin and SP's national general secretary, from the party for six years. Mulayam, who remained silent during the day, told reporters in the evening that "Whatever I have to say, I will say tomorrow." He made the remarks after a meeting with Shivpal, Om Prakash Singh, senior minister and spokeperson Ambika Chaudhary, and MLC Ashu Malik, and some others. The crisis in the first family of Uttar Pradesh unfolded in the morning when Akhilesh held a meeting of party legislators, a day ahead of .
About 5 months ahead of the 2017 polls, a family feud threatens to derail the Samajwadi Party's campaign, apart from stiff challenges from BJP and BSP
The latest crisis has come with Akhilesh Yadav removing his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav and three other ministers from the state Cabinet on Sunday
Akhilesh, however, targetted Amar Singh calling him a 'dalal' who is out to break his family, Samajwadi Party
This comes as a jolt to the efforts at truce between the two warring factions in ruling Samajwadi Party