Samajwadi Party announces Akhilesh Yadav's name as new UP CM

Lucknow, Mar 10: After the party legislative meeting in Lucknow on Saturday, Mar 10, Samajwadi Party finally announced that Akhiesh Yadav will be the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

According to sources, senior party leader Azam Khan proposed Akhilesh's name for the Chief Minister post. 38-year-old Akhilesh will be the youngest CM in the state.

According to sources, swear-in ceremony will be conducted on Mar 15. However, Samajwadi Party's celebration over their victory can be marred as reports of violence have been surfaced pointing fingers at several SP workers and leaders.

One person died and five people critically injured following a fresh clash between the party workers of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP). The man died when the two party workers reportedly attacked each other in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Mar 10.

This was not the first time that Samajwadi Party workers' names surfaced in such brutal activities. The incidents of violence has only shown a spike since the SP won it big in UP.

The day SP was crowned as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh after the election results were declared on Mar 6, many incidents of violence started to stream in from various parts of the state. After the first such incident, Akhilesh commented, "We will deal with an iron hand with SP workers who indulge in goondaism and violence."

Looks like the party workers have taken little head to this strong message by the SP chief. On Mar 8, a BSP village pradhan, who is also a Dalit, Munna Lal was stabbed to death allegedly by SP party workers with a spear. He was attacked in his house Mansukhpura Agra, after he was dragged out and attacked. No arrests have been made on the case yet.

The fact that Dalits have been targeted the most is also a disturbing trend emerging in the state. Dalit villagers in Hardoi and Sitapur are mute victims to this atrocity. The houses of Dalit villagers in Sitapur was burnt down allegedly by SP supporters for supporting the independent candidate in the polls. Also, in Balia five women and children were beaten up by SP workers because the villagers there voted for the JDU candidate.

With the SP desperately trying to shake off the "party of goons" tag, looks like the top leaders will have to flex their muscles a little more to rein in the unruly elements in the party.

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