Samajwadi Party seeks front row seat in U.P. Assembly for Shivpal
The Hindu
Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is party MLA from Jaswant Nagar seat in Etawah district, was till now seen sitting in a seat in the back row.
After his patch-up with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and appointment as the party's National General Secretary, Shivpal Singh Yadav could be seen sitting in the front row in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly which begins on February 20.
SP chief whip Manoj Kumar Pandey has written a letter to Speaker Satish Mahana for a change in the seating arrangement.
"Now Shivpalji will sit in the front row on party MLA Awadhesh Prasad's seat. Prasad will sit next to Akhilesh Yadav." Mr. Pandey told PTI.
Till now the seat next to Akhilesh Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition, was reserved for Azam Khan.
Now Mr. Prasad, SP MLA from Milkipur seat in Ayodhya, will sit there.
Mr. Shivpal, who is party MLA from Jaswant Nagar seat in Etawah district, was till now seen sitting in a seat in the back row.
"We have got the letter. Arrangements will be made accordingly," a senior official of the State Assembly said.
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