Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party tried to put up a united face at its silver jubilee gala here on Saturday but the peace seemed fragile as state party chief Shivpal Singh Yadav took many pot shots at his nephew and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Referring to his dismissal from the state cabinet twice, Shivpal said he was neither greedy for any post nor any ministry, and said if the party so required, he was ready to even give his blood and everything at his command for the Samajwadi Party. He also said that while some people get power in lineage, there were many who were silent workers.