Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party observed the death anniversary of its founder, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and former Union Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav at the party office, with leaders and workers paying floral tributes to the veteran leader and recalling his contribution to social justice and public service.
The programme was presided over by district president Arshad Hussain. Party members offered flowers before Yadav’s portrait and remembered his political legacy.
Former MLA Baijnath Dubey described Yadav as a champion of the poor, farmers and backward communities, urging party workers to follow the path of social justice shown by him. Former MLC Ranvijay Singh said Yadav had made politics a means of public service and that his struggles continued to inspire party workers.
Former MLC Mahfooz Khan highlighted Yadav’s efforts to strengthen secularism and communal harmony, observing that his ideals remained relevant. Former candidate Suraj Singh said Yadav had dedicated his life to the oppressed and deprived sections of society and called for efforts to realise his vision for Uttar Pradesh.
The programme was conducted by Samajwadi Party spokesperson Javed Mantu. Sagir Usmani was also welcomed on his first visit to the party office.
Those present included state secretary Digvijay Singh, Dr Abhishek Singh, Vijay Paswan, Ajay Gautam, Haji Zaki, Omkar Patel, Dr Anju Verma, Lal Chand Gautam, Bindeshwari Pal, Shiv Kumar Vishwakarma, Dinesh Yadav, Mateen Siddiqui, Deepu Yadav, Pankaj Goswami, Afzal Khan, Siddharth Singh, Pawan Singh, Shahid Khan, Sahab Ram Yadav, Rafiq Raini, Ravi Yadav, Sonu Khan, K.T. Tiwari, Nand Kumar Anand, Kuldeep Srivastava, Azim Warsi and Brijesh Yadav, among other office-bearers and party workers.
The gathering concluded with tributes to Mulayam Singh Yadav and a call to carry forward his legacy.
