Lucknow, April 10: After facing trouble from allies, the Samajwadi Party is now facing trouble from within.
A number of leaders – many of them on condition of anonymity- have started to openly criticise the party leadership and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s manner of handling issues.
SP MP Shafique-Rehman-Barq has openly stated that he is not satisfied with the working of his party.
“The SP is no longer working for Muslims and does not raise issues related to the community. Yogi Adityanath is working for his own community and is doing great work but this does not include Muslims,” he added.
Barq’s grandson Ziaur Rehman recently won the Kundarki seat from Moradabad.
Though the SP MP is known to speak his mind, this is the first time after the assembly elections when he has criticised his own party.
Trouble is also brewing in Azamgarh where SP MLA Ramakant Yadav is the MLA. His son Arunkant Yadav was the BJP candidate in the just concluded legislative council polls.
Local SP leaders claim that Ramakant Yadav flouted party discipline and openly sought voters for his son who is in the BJP.
“We informed the party high command but no action was taken against Ramakant who happens to be among the powerful leaders of the constituency. We have been told that Ramakant will soon be contesting the Lok Sabha by-elections in Azamgarh on a BJP ticket. (IANS)
