The Samajwadi Party on Saturday apparently formalised the break-up of alliance with Shivpal Yadav’s party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), saying they are free to join other parties if they feel they will get more respect there.
Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav is an SP MLA and president of the Pragatisheel Samaj Party (Lohia) while Om Prakash Rajbhar is the SBSP chief.
The SP told Shivpal Yadav and Rajbhar that they were free to leave the alliance. The development follows in the backdrop of both Shivpal Yadav and Rajbhar breaking ranks with the SP over the opposition’s presidential candidate.
In a letter shared by the SP on its official Twitter handle, the party said, “Shivpal Yadav ji, if you think you’ll get more respect somewhere else, you are free to leave.”
In another tweet, the SP said, “Om Prakash Rajbhar ji, Samajwadi Party has been constantly fighting against the BJP. You are allied with the BJP and working to strengthen the party. If you think you’ll get more respect elsewhere, you are free to leave.”
The letter carries a signature without the name of the authorised signatory. SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary confirmed that the party has issued the office memorandum to Shivpal and Rajbhar, asking them that they are free to leave the alliance.
On why the name of the authorised signatory is missing from the office memorandum, Chaudhary said: “The Samajwadi Party is bigger than any individual and the order has been issued by the party, hence there was no need for the name of the signatory.”