03 November,2016 01:01 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A clash, on Thursday erupted between SP workers in Lucknow ahead of UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's 'Vikas Rath Yatra
A clash, on Thursday erupted between SP workers in Lucknow ahead of UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's 'Vikas Rath Yatra.
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The clash ocurred before the function where two groups of Akhilesh supporters clashed with each other, bringing back memories of a similar melee witnessed soon after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister on March 15, 2012.
SP presented a united picture with SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav turning up for the event as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav embarked on the first phase of the 'Samajwadi Vikas Path Yatra'.
In the first phase of the Rath Yatra, which is being seen as a show of strength by Akhilesh, specially after the bitter turf war in the Yadav clan and the ruling party, the Chief Minister will cover 75km and will travel from Lucknow to Unnao, trying to sell his development plank.
