Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from both the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and the Samajwadi Party’s primary membership on Tuesday, one week after leaving his position as the party’s national general secretary.
“I got an opportunity to work with you. But after our talks on February 12 and my resignation (as national general secretary) on February 13, no initiative of any talks with me was taken due to which I am resigning from the primary membership of the party,” Maurya said in a letter to party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Not only this, in a separate letter to the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, Maurya said, “I was elected as a Samajwadi Party member in the legislative council. As I have resigned from the primary membership of the party, I am also resigning as MLC (member of legislative council) on the basis of morality.” Notably, the letters were also shared by him on social media handles.
After making contentious remarks on the consecration of the Ayodhya temple and the Ramcharitmanas, Maurya resigned from his position as national general secretary of the party on February 13, citing discrimination against him and a lack of support from Akhilesh Yadav Party.
