Who said what at the Samajwadi Party meeting

NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded at the Samajwadi party meeting at party headquarters in Lucknow on Monday. Akhilesh Yadav offered to step down if the party supremo and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav so desires.

Meanwhile, Mulayam Singh defended his younger brother

Shivpal Yadav

and Amar Singh. "I can't leave Amar Singh or Shivpal Yadav, they have done a lot for me," he said.

Below are the crucial remarks made by Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav at the meeting.

Akhilesh Yadav:

*People are saying a new party will be formed. Who is forming is a new party? I am not. All along, I've worked for the people's welfare.

*Some people are trying to create a rift in the party... This is a conspiracy against me.

*If I have to take action against those who are conspiring against Netaji and us, I will take action.

*I would have resigned if Netaji would have asked me to.

*I was hurt when Amar Singh said that by November Akhilesh will not be CM in UP. Ram Gopal ji didn't say that

Shivpal Yadav
*Indiscipline will not be tolerated in this party. This party has reached such heights only because of Netaji.

*Akhilesh Yadav told me he would form a political party & enter an alliance ahead of UP polls.

*Everyone in SP needs to dedicate themselves to winning the 2017 UP elections.

*People who work to weaken Samajwadi Party, who work against us...they should know we will form government again with Netaji's sweat and blood.

Mulayam Singh Yadav

*I feel really sad because of this rift in our family.

*We have worked really hard to form this party. Instead of fighting our weaknesses we are fighting among ourselves.

*Some ministers are busy in being sycophants. Those who can't think big cannot be ministers.

*I will never forget the work Shivpal and Amar Singh have done for me and Samajwadi Party.

*Drunkards, goons have been added to the party. You get some power and it goes to your head. Shivpal Yadav is leader of the masses.

*I can't leave Amar Singh or Shivpal Yadav. All of Amar Singh's sins are forgiven. He is my brother.

*I tell Akhilesh things but he focuses on other things; abusing people does not help.