UP CM meets Governor amidst SP crisis

 

Amidst the ongoing political crisis in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met today with the state's governor Ram Naik. The meeting comes a day after Samajwadi Party chief and Akhilesh’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav met his son and his opponent in the party, Mulayam Singh’s younger brother, Shivpal Yadav who is also the state party chief. The sudden visit caught everyone by surprise, though some said an appointment had been sought in advance. Earlier in the day, Shivpal, who is also the state SP chief, expelled Tejnarain Pandey alias Pawan Pandey and wrote to the chief minister requesting that he be sacked from the ministry. Pandey is a junior minister in the Akhilesh government. On Sunday, along with Shivpal, three other ministers were removed by Akhilesh to signal he calls the shots in the government.