Shivpal Singh Yadav among 7 SP leaders held

Lucknow, Sep 4 (UNI) Samajwadi Party General Secretary and former Uttar Pradesh PWD minister Shivpal Singh Yadav was today arrested while he was leading a delegation to the trouble-torn Tanda town of Ambedkarnagar district.

Mr Yadav was arrested along with his party colleagues, including former state minister Naresh Agarwal, Ambika Chaudhary, Ahmad Hassan, Avdesh Prasad, Arvind Singh and Chote Lal, sources said.

On August 24, trouble engulfed Ambedkarnagar district following violent clashes between two communities, resulting in the death of one person.

The SP leaders were later released.

Addressing newspersons, Mr Chaudhary said ''We were only going to meet the victims and not to make a capital out of the issue.'' Denouncing the Mayawati-led BSP regime in UP, he alleged ''The state government has so far failed on every front. The SP will continue its fight against all wrongs committed during the present regime.'' UNI