‘Ramgopal is fanning trouble at BJP’s behest’
LUCKNOW: Sacked Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Shivpal Singh Yadav on Sunday accused party’s national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav of fanning trouble in the family at the behest of BJP and misguiding chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
His announcement of Ramgopal’s removal from the party was met with a loud cheer by party workers and sacked ministers Narad Rai, Shadab Faitma and Om Prakash Singh.
“You all must have read his (Ramgopal’s) letter. He has met senior BJP leaders thrice and at their behest is now trying to create a rift in the SP to save his son Akshay Yadav and daughter-in-law from CBI probe into their involvement in Yadav Singh scam in Noida,” he said.
Shivpal said it was because of Ramgopal that Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) could not take shape. “This man is trying to weaken ‘netaji’ (Mulayam) and the party. But Akhilesh is unable to see through the conspiracy being hatched by him and realise who his real well-wishers are,” he added.
He said his removal from the Akhilesh ministry was yet another attempt by Ramgopal to weaken the party as he had always opposed his autocratic style of functioning and decisions on the party forum.
“He never went to meet netaji and chote Lohia (Janeshwar Mishra) when they were in jail during Mayawati’s regime. He humiliated senior party leaders like Mohan Singh and Brij Bhushan Tewari and took undue advantage of netaji’s generosity and kindness to promote himself,” said Shivpal.
This man is trying to weaken ‘netaji’ (Mulayam) and the party. But Akhilesh is unable to see through the conspiracy being hatched by him SHIVPAL YADAV, SP state chief