LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son and BJP leader Aparna Yadav’s husband Prateek Yadav passed away at Lucknow’s civil hospital on Wednesday morning.
Prateek Yadav, the stepbrother of Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, was brought to the hospital by his family members on Wednesday morning, where he was declared dead. The exact cause of his death is not known yet. Further details are expected to be revealed after the post-mortem examination.
On Prateek Yadav’s death, Chief Medical Superintendent, Civil Hospital, Dr Devesh Chandra Pandey said, “He was brought dead at 5.55 am. The police were informed, after which the body was sent for postmortem procedure”.
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav expressed sorrow on the demise of his stepbrother Prateek Yadav, who passed away on Wednesday morning.
Speaking with reporters outside Lucknow Civil Hospital, where the mortal remains of his Prateek Yadav are kept in the mortuary, Akhilesh Yadav said, “I have known him since childhood. He is no longer amongst us; it is a matter of great sorrow. Right from his childhood, he was very conscious of his health, his physical well-being, and he aspired to move forward in life and make a meaningful contribution.”
Akhilesh Yadav said that he had met his stepbrother two months ago and advised him to take care of his health and to focus on expanding his business.
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“We will proceed in accordance with the law, whatever legal provisions dictate, and whatever the family members request, we will abide by that. I met him approximately two months ago. Even at that time, I had advised him to take care of his health and to focus on expanding his business. Sometimes losses incurred in business can cause people to become deeply distressed. He is no longer with us; we will pursue whatever legal avenues are available to us,” he said.
Samjawadi Party, in a post on X, condoled his demise. “Pratik Yadav has passed away, deeply saddened! May God grant peace to the departed soul,” they said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed grief on the untimely demise of Prateek Yadav “The sudden demise of Shri Prateek Yadav Ji, son of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, ‘Padma Vibhushan’, the late Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji, and husband of Smt. Aparna Yadav Ji, Vice-Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission, is extremely heartbreaking. Humble tribute. My condolences are with the bereaved family,” Yogi Adityanath said in a post on X. “I pray to Lord Shri Ram that the departed soul attains eternal peace and the grieving family is granted the strength to bear this immense sorrow,” he added.
Prateek was the son of Sadhna Gupta, the second wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Despite being from Uttar Pradesh’s most prominent political family, he largely stayed away from politics and focused on business and fitness ventures in Lucknow.
Prateek Yadav married Aparna Yadav in 2011. She has remained politically active over the years. She contested the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Lucknow Cantt on a Samajwadi Party ticket but lost to Rita Bahuguna Joshi. She later joined the BJP in 2022 and was appointed vice-chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission in 2024.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission Chairperson Babita Singh Chauhan reached the residence of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, the wife of Prateek Yadav. “It is a very unfortunate incident… May his soul rest in peace. May God give the family the strength to bear this sorrow,” Babita Singh Chauhan said. (ANI)
