Finally, the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday has rolled back his decision of sacking Senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav from the party. He was out by the SP chief for Plunging into the family dispute between the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav. Now he will be given the same post of the party as general secretary, spokesperson and will also be the part of party’s Central Parliamentary board, said in a release issued by the SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Ram Gopal Yadav reinstated in Samajwadi party, will continue to be SP General Secy & spokesperson. pic.twitter.com/kEfszzWtyq
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) November 17, 2016
I was always in support of the Party: Ram Gopal Verma
While talking to media persons, a delighted Ram Gopal Yadav said that he was very happy with the decision taken by the Mulayam Singh Yadav who is usually referred to as Netaji by his supporters. I was always with the party and my re-into the party has been possible just because of Netaji.
Talking about his expulsion, he said, “I was always a part of the party and the Yadav family. He further told that I was just technically out of the party for some time. Ram Gopal Yadav said that he never did anything wrong or against the party, along with the Arvind Pratap Yadav and Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, (nephew of Ram Gopal), Both are apparently close to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Yeh toh hona hi tha; party mein wapsi hai Netaji ki kripa hai; Netaji kabhi mere khilaaf nhi the: Ram Gopal Yadav on being reinstated in SP pic.twitter.com/VhaxbYJNPl
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) November 17, 2016
Why Yadav expelled his brother from the party as well as his posts?
The main reason of expulsion of Ram Gopal Yadav from the party was since he had supported his nephew Akhilesh when the Young UP Chief Minister was messed in a power struggle with his uncle state chief Shivpal. That time, Yadav had openly sided Akhilesh while criticizing the removal of Akhilesh Yadav as the state party chief when he was replaced by his uncle Shivpal Yadav.
He punished for criticizing the Party Supremo and his activities
However, the issue anti-party activities when the state chief minister snatched his uncle Shivalpal’s cabinet portfolios days after he replaced the Akhilesh Yadav as the party’s state chief. Then, Shivpal resigned from the party and state government but was able to get his portfolios after intervening of party chief Mulayam Singh as he had refused to accept his brother’s resignation.
On the other hand, Arvind Pratap was also removed as MLC for making an offensive comment about Mulayam Singh, and anti-party activities. Mulayam Singh also sacked Akhilesh Yadav for indiscipline, anti-party activities, including Akshay Yadav, Ram Gopal’s son and Firozabad MP, had also condemned the decision of party supremo Mulayam Singh for expelling three people from the party.