Uttar Pradesh
Swami Prasad Maurya quits Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh MLC Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit former state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
In his resignation letter to Akhilesh, Maurya said, "I had got an opportunity to work under your leadership in harmony. But after our talks on February 12 and my resignation (as party general secretary) on February 13, no initiative was taken to talk to me.
"So I am resigning from the party's primary membership as well."
संज्ञानार्थ,@yadavakhilesh pic.twitter.com/C3RnzRnrPU
— Swami Prasad Maurya (@SwamiPMaurya) February 20, 2024
Maurya cited his ideological differences with Akhilesh as the reason behind his resignation.
He said Akhilesh was acting against the "socialist ideology".
Maurya, 70, joined the SP in 2022 after quitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The former state minister under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath joined the BJP years after serving Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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