 "Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav. (Photo: PTI)")
Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav on Sunday said he is not sad by getting expelled from the party, but was hurt by the false allegations levelled against him by state party president Shivpal Yadav.
"I am not sad that I have been expelled from the party, but I am hurt because of the false allegations levelled against me," Ramgopal said in a statement.
Defending himself, Ramgopal said it is not a crime to meet leaders from any other political party in a democracy.
"Whether I am in the Samajwadi Party or not, I will continue to extend my support to Akhilesh Yadav till he becomes chief minister of Uttar Pradesh," he said.
Commenting on party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, he said the former is not just his elder brother but also a political 'guru' who is currently surrounded by evil powers.
Earlier in the day, Shivpal expelled SP general secretary Ramgopal from his position and the party for the next six years while accusing him of being part of a conspiracy against the party.
"Ramgopal is involved with the BJP; he has met BJP leaders thrice in the last few days. He is doing such things because his son Akshay Yadav and daughter-in-law are involved in a scam. To protect himself and his son they are planning conspiracy as per the direction of BJP," Shivpal said.
He said Ramgopal is making the party weak, adding Akhilesh is not understanding the facts that who is with him and who is against him.
In an unexpected move, Akhilesh had on Sunday sacked four ministers including his uncle Shivpal from the Cabinet.
Narad Rai, Saiyyada Shadab Fatima and OP Singh are the other three leaders, who have been shown the door by the Chief Minister post the meeting called by him on Sunday.
