Shivpal had expelled seven party functionaries, including three MLCs, all considered close to Akhilesh, after assuming charge as state party chief on September 19.
"I will ask experienced leaders of my party to reconsider their decision and take back youths, who were with us from the days of struggle," Akhilesh told reporters here.
Sunil Singh Sajan, Anand Bhadauria and Sanjay Lathar, all MLCs, were shown the door for making "derogatory remarks" against party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, indulging in anti-party activities and indiscipline, a party statement had said.
"If they had raised slogans, it was in my favour and not against anyone," Akhilesh said.
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The Chief Minister had stripped Shivpal of key portfolios on September 13, hours after he was replaced with Shivpal as the state party president.
The dispute had ended on September 17 after Akhilesh restored all but one portfolio of Shivpal and promised to support him as SP's state unit president.
The two sides appeared to have reached a truce after the intervention of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Discontent, however, continues to simmer within the Yadav family with supporters of Akhilesh and Ram Gopal being expelled from the party.
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