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LUCKNOW: On way back from his parliamentary constituency of Azamgarh to the state capital, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday sought to rediscover his links to Ayodhya, saying his party members were Ram and Krishna bhakts.
Yadav, a former CM, halted for a few hours in the temple town Ayodhya. “Lord Ram belongs to the Samajwadi Party as much as to anyone else. We are Ram and Krishna bhakts,” he said.
He said he would soon visit Ram Janmabhoomi premises along with his family and pay obeisance to Lord Ram.
The SP chief recalled that he had got the trees of sacred Paarijaat planted all along the Parikrama Marg, the outer periphery of Ayodhya. The light and sound show along the banks of the Saryu was courtesy of his government, he said, and so was a bhajan sthal (prayer point).
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AIMIM looks at stitching alliances, holds talks with OBC leader Om Prakash Rajbhar, praises Shivpal Yadav After winning five seats in Bihar, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has set its sights on stitching alliances in Uttar Pradesh as its president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday held talks with Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Om Prakash Rajbhar here, and praised Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav.
Mr. Owaisi met Mr. Rajbhar, president of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), who is a former State Cabinet minister and BJP ally-turned-rebel.