Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday sacked estranged BJP ally OP Rajbhar from the cabinet, a day after the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief predicted a massive victory for the SP-BSP alliance in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Announcing the news, a tweet from Adityanath’s handle said the UP chief minister had requested the Governor to dismiss Rajbhar, the minister for backward class welfare and ‘divyangjan’ empowerment.
आज #UPCM @myogiadityanath जी ने महामहिम श्री राज्यपाल को पिछड़ा वर्ग कल्याण और दिव्यांग जन कल्याण मंत्री ओमप्रकाश राजभर को मंत्रिमंडल से तत्काल प्रभाव से बर्खास्त करने की सिफारिश की।? CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) 20 May 2019
Rajbhar had earlier resigned from the cabinet, miffed over denial of seats of his choice in the state, but it was not accepted. He fielded 39 candidates for seats in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh phases of the Lok Sabha polls that concluded on Sunday.
Welcoming the decision, Rajbhar said he would continue fighting for his rights.
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, while reacting to the development, said: “Rajbhar is not the leader of backwards but leader of his family. He became MLA because of BJP and was even made minister but all he did was drama in the name of development. The entire backward class was, is and will always be with Modi-ji."
The SBSP chief, who has been playing spoiler to the BJP's plans in Uttar Pradesh, had declared support for the Congress candidate in Mirzapur and SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidates in Maharajganj and Bansgaon.
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