Miffed over the State Samajwadi Party chief Kuldeep Singh Rawat stopping him from holding a press conference to expose a scam in the power department, the State SP secretary Rakesh Barthwal resigned from his post on Thursday.
He said that stopping him from exposing the Rs 49 crore scam was immoral as he had collected information under Right to Information (RTI) Act. Interestingly, BJP leader Ravindra Jugran had supported Bathwal on the matter and demanded resignation of MDs of UPCl and UJVNl. “Such order from the state party chief is against the party’s constitution. It affected my freedom of expression.
This is why I have resigned from the post of the state general secretary,” he added.