Akhilesh Yadav unhappy with the new seating arrangement of Lok Sabha, Ayodhya MP Avadhesh Prasad’s place changed

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is angry over the new seating arrangement in the Lok Sabha. Under this change, Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad has been given a place in the second row. Akhilesh Yadav says that Congress did not inform him in advance on this issue, whereas being the main opposition party in India Alliance, it was the responsibility of Congress to allot seats.

Displeasure over reduction in first row seats

According to sources, the government has reduced the number of seats for the Samajwadi Party in the first row from two to one. Due to this, now only Akhilesh Yadav has got a place in the first row.

• Displeasure with Congress:
  Akhilesh Yadav has expressed displeasure at Congress because the party did not oppose this change.
• Absence of SP leaders:
  During the House proceedings today, no Samajwadi Party leader participated in the protest along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.

DMK leader demands seat near Rahul Gandhi

Interestingly, senior DMK leaders TR sand requested the Congress to allow him to sit in the front row near Rahul Gandhi. The incident further exposed the lack of coordination between the opposition parties.

SP complained to Lok Sabha Speaker

Samajwadi Party has spoken to the Lok Sabha Speaker registering its objection regarding the seating arrangement.

• SP’s side:
  The party says that this situation has arisen due to lack of proper coordination between the opposition parties.
• Further strategy:
  SP has indicated to raise this issue prominently.