New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Vikas Rath Yatra function on Thursday saying "We don't want any Indo-Pak war".

"We don't want any Indo-Pak war", he said during the Akhilesh Yadav's Vikas Rath Yatra function here in Lucknow.

We don't want our soldiers sacrifice their lives on the border, he added.

Mulayam Singh green signaled, UP CM's Rath Yatra. In the function, Shivpal Yadav was also present and congratulated the CM. Both, Akhilesh and Shivpal stressed the the Samajwadi Party will form government in the state again.

CM Akhilesh Yadav said that they will reach the common people via this yatra.

However, the Vikas Rath Yatra is being seen as the show of strength by the Chief Minister of UP which is all set for the polls in next year.

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With this Rath Yatra, the CM will start his election campaign in the state. The high-tech Rath will leave from Lucknow at 9 am for Unnao district. In the evening, CM will be back to the state capital, Lucknow.

All the schools in Unnao are closed today because of the Rath Yatra.

Interestingly, there is not a single poster of Akhilesh’s uncle Shivpal Yadav on the Rath. After the family fight, Akhilesh had said that he will start his election campaign all alone.

Interestingly, just before the CM's arrival at the venue, supporters of Akhilesh and Shivpal Yadav clashed with each other.