In his first public event in Lucknow after forming the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, Shivpal Yadav said Tuesday he launched a new front to protect his "honour" and not to seek any post in the Samajwadi Party.
He did not name his estranged nephew and SP president Akhilesh Yadav during his address at the programme but said, "Now a days people only eye posts".
Shivpal Yadav quit the SP and launched his Samajwadi Secular Morcha on August 29.
"I never wanted to part ways (with the Samajwadi Party). I only wanted honour, which I didn't get after change of leadership in the party. I never wanted posts. I took this step (of forming the Morcha) out of compulsion to protect honour," Shivpal Yadav said.
Citing the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana, Shivpal Yadav said, "Whenever anyone did not follow the path of 'dharma', he witnesses same the fate as 'Kans' and 'Ravana'. Dharma says everyone should get justice. Those who follow the path of truth wins at last."
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