Samajwadi Party crisis: Lalu Prasad says Mulayam Singh capable of solving his problem

Patna: Expressing anxiety over the infighting in Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad on said SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is capable of solving such problems.

Asked if he would go to UP to lend a helping hand, Lalu said, "If need arises I will definitely go there to extend a helping hand."

"Mulayam Singh Yadav is capable of solving such problems," Lalu said on Monday and appealed him to end the unpleasant situation in the party at the earliest.

He added further and said he was concerned over the feud within the SP family because he was related to that family.

The RJD chief's daughter is married to Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, MP from Mainpuri and grandson of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Prasad's son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav had said in Saharsa that the situation in UP was an internal matter of the SP  and added that his party has extended support to SP in coming Assembly elections.

As a friendly gesture towards Mulayam Singh Yadav, the RJD has decided not to contest the Assembly polls in UP and extend support to the SP.