Bahujan Samaj Party has expelled two senior party leaders of Sultanpur, Chandrabhadra Singh alias Sonu and his brother Yashbhadra Singh alias Monu, for anti-party activities.
A letter issued by BSP’s Sultanpur district unit president Suresh Kumar Gautam on Sunday said the two brothers had been given warning in the past but they did not mend their ways, leading to their expulsion.
Sonu, a former legislator who held sway in Sultanpur, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election on BSP ticket against BJP heavyweight Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat but had lost by just 15,000 votes. He polled over 44 per cent votes.
There were allegations that the two brothers had persecuted Dalits and were even reprimanded by the court.
They were also arrested in August 2019 under SC/ST Atrocities (Amendment) Act.
The BSP leaders say that Mayawati had also warned the brother but they did not mend their ways.