“Natural To Discuss Politics”: Lalu Yadav Meets Mulayam Singh Ahead Of UP Polls

New Delhi:

Lalu Yadav, chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) met with former Samajwadi Occasion chief Mulayam Singh Yadav within the presence of the latter’s son and the present and get together chief, Akhilesh Yadav. Sources say the assembly occurred in New Delhi on Monday.

Images of the assembly had been shared from the Twitter handles of each Akhilesh Yadav and Lalu Yadav.

In a tweet in Hindi, Lalu Yadav stated, “Met the nation’s senior most socialist buddy Shri Mulayam Singhji and enquired about his wellbeing. We’ve widespread issues and combat about farmers, inequality, the poor and the unemployed.”

Whereas the three leaders who met haven’t spoken in regards to the agenda of the assembly, the timing is being seen as important on condition that the all-important Uttar Pradesh meeting polls are due in a couple of months.

“Mulayam Singh-ji had been unwell. Lalu Yadav visited to investigate about his well being. It’s pure that when two senior politicians of the nation meet, politics can be mentioned,” Samajwadi Occasion chief Ram Gopal Yadav instructed NDTV.

Lalu Yadav was granted bail in instances linked to the Bihar fodder rip-off by the Jharkhand Excessive Court docket earlier this 12 months. The instances had stored him in jail for 3 years.

Akhilesh Yadav has repeatedly stated that he doesn’t need an alliance with greater events in Uttar Pradesh, like Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) or the Congress. Sources say the Congress although, does need some sort of an understanding with the Samajwadi Occasion. Their final alliance, for the 2017 meeting polls, led to catastrophe with the BJP sweeping that election.

Within the 2020 Bihar meeting election, the Congress and the RJD had been in an alliance. The Congress contested 70 seats, essentially the most within the Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance after the RJD (144), however might win solely 19. The Congress ended up with the poorest strike fee within the opposition alliance.

Lalu Yadav’s relations are married into Mulayam Yadav’s relations and there’s hypothesis that the Delhi assembly might have additionally mentioned any political give-and-take in Uttar Pradesh in the case of alliances.