Prateek Yadav’s death was due to sudden deterioration in health, says friend
Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning at the age of 38.
Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning at the age of 38.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav visited Lucknow Civil Hospital after the death of his step-brother Prateek Yadav, while leaders across parties expressed condolences.
Prateek Yadav, known for staying away from active politics despite belonging to the influential Yadav family, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning at the age of 38.
Forgoing protocol and formalities, Akhilesh Yadav stepped off the stage and sat among the workers, declaring, "Today, I will sit with you... you are the real power."
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asserted that the Babri Masjid will never be rebuilt and warned those "who are dreaming of it" to abide by the law of the land.
He took a long time to decide which seat to contest from in the coming polls in UP.
Aparna Yadav ran for the Lucknow Cantt seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. She was defeated by BJP candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi by 33,796 votes.
For the first time in his two-decade long political career, Akhilesh is leading a campaign single-handedly with almost no back-up mechanism in the party.
The incident which had taken place on Saturday, came to light on Sunday after the party's district president lodged an FIR against the man at Karwi Kotwali police station.
The name of SP MP Jaya Bachchan, meanwhile, is missing from the list.
