SBSP to review support to ally BJP

The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) today said it will discuss the future of the alliance with the BJP in its meeting soon, just days after supporting the saffron party's Rajya Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh.

The SBSP, an ally of the BJP, has four MLAs in the state and its national president, Om Prakash Rajbhar, is a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.

"We will be holding an emergency meeting of the party executive on March 27 in Lucknow to discuss the issue of continuing support to the BJP," National Chief General Secretary of SBSP Arvind Rajbhar said here.

Arvind is the son of SBSP national chief.

"The bureaucracy has become out of control. The situation can be gauged from the fact that an SHO in Azamgarh, when asked to look, into a genuine matter, told Om Prakash Rajbhar to himself get the matter resolved," he said.

The meeting will also discuss the party's upcoming conference in Deoria and expansion of the organisation.

On SBSP MLAs crossvoting in the RS polls, Arvind said, "No SBSP MLA crossvoted. The party has, however, taken cognisance of media reports and send notices to two MLAs. It is possible that the SP and the BSP are making this allegations to get the SBSP in their alliance after leaving the BJP."