Agra: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Tuesday sacked Ramveer Upadhyay, once considered her right-hand man. She sacked her former Energy Minister over his anti-party activities, especially for supporting BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh.
Upadhyay was also removed from the chief whip position in the Assembly. However, he continues to be an MLA from Sadabad.
Mayawati sacks close aide Ramveer Upadhyay for supporting BJP candidates:
General Secretary Mewa Lal Gautam in a letter had accused Upadhyay of carrying out anti-party activities in Aligarh, Fatehpur Sikri, Aligarh and Hathras by supporting rival candidates.
Upadhyay was found hobnobbing with senior BJP leaders after his wife Seema Upadhyay refused to contest from Fatehpur Sikri (Agra rural) constituency on a BSP ticket against Congress candidate Raj Babbar and BJP’s Raj Kumar Chahar.
Upadhyay has been asked not to attend any BSP meetings.
