SP detaches itself from Kalyan Singh, says he was never in the party

Lucknow, Nov 14 (ANI): Having suffered a jolt in recent by election in Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said here on Saturday that, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh was neither with the party and nor he would be inducted into the party.

Speaking to reporters here Mulayam Singh Yadav said: "I have said this in the past and would repeat it again that Kalyan Singh was never in the SP, nor he will be taken in the party fold in the future."

"Even Kalyan had said that he was not associated with any party," he added.

When asked about his friendship with Kalyan Singh, Yadav said that Congress was also SP's friend, whose government the party had saved in the past.

"We have no foes in politics, we only have ideological differences," Yadav said.

Commenting on Kalyan Singh sharing dais with him during the party Agra convention, Yadav said he couldn't stop anyone if he comes willingly.

"I admit that invitation was sent to Kalyan, but it was probably due to a mistake," he said. (ANI)