The timing of the Akhilesh Yadav ‘s vikas rath yatra that too two days before the silver jubilee celebrations of Samajwadi Party on November 5 at Lucknow, has also confused the senior leaders of the party as well as political pundits.

It may be mentioned here that the Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav was scheduled to launch party’s campaign from October 6 followed by vikas rath yatra of Akhilesh Yadav but due to turmoil in the family and party, both the programmes were postponed.

Recently chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had said that he would not wait for anybody and would start his vikas rath yatra very soon.

It would be worth mentioning here that Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had announced that silver jubilee celebrations of the party would be held at Janeshwar Mishra park on November 5. In reply to a question, Mulayam Singh Yadav had said that he too would launch the campaign and rath yatra would also follow and cycle yatra would also start but he had not given any date.

Now it is very doubtful whether Akhilesh Yadav will attend silver jubilee celebrations at Janeshwar Mishra park on November 5. It is also not clear whether CM Akhilesh Yadav will attend October 24 meeting of district presidents, party office-bearers and all legislators past and present as also MPs at party headquarters.

The division in the party is apparent as team Akhilesh is nowhere to be seen at state party headquarters and he has given new address to his team members that is office of Janeshwar Mishra trust.

So much so, entire youth brigade and some senior leaders issued the statement that they too would not attend the silver jubilee celebrations.

Team Akhilesh is very upset as its key members including several legislators who were expelled from the party, have yet not been taken back .It may be mentioned here that members of youth brigade had come out on streets to protest the manner in which Akhilesh Yadav was removed from the post of state presidentship. Now team Akhilesh has asked as to why action was taken against those close to the chief minister and no action was taken against supporters of party president Shivpal Yadav and uncle of Akhilesh Yadav who were raising slogans against another uncle Prof Ram Gopal Yadav.

Samajwadi party MLC Udayvir Yadav has written a letter to party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to make Akhilesh Yadav as national president of the party.

Prof Ram Gopal Yadav too has written a letter to Mulayam Singh Yadav that Akhilesh Yadav should be projected as chief minister or party would not get 100 seats.

Now it is to been as to how party supremo faces the challenge from his own son Akhilesh Yadav who is very unhappy with his uncle Shivpal Yadav who removed all those persons who were close to his nephew.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who gave the impression that he was fighting corruption and criminalization in politics, was embarrassed when Mulayam Singh Yadav announced that tainted minister Gaya Prasad Prajapati would be convenor of the silver jubilee celebrations.

It would be worth mentioning here that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has sacked two ministers Gaya Prasad Prajapati and Rajkishore on the issue of corruption charges but Mulayam Singh Yaav forced him to take back not only Prajapati but two other ministers also who had been sacked few months back.

Moreover chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has urged to party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav that all those of his supporters sacked, should be taken back in the party.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wants that he should be projected as chief minister and he should have say in ticket distribution and all his supporters should be taken back in the party and he would not share platform with controversial Amar Singh.

Now it is upto Mulayam Singh Yadav to take final decision and avoid split in the party which is already damaged due to infighting in the family at this crucial juncture. (IPA Service)