Samajwadi Party Disbands Uttarakhand Executive

Synopsis
Key Takeaways
- Samajwadi Party's Uttarakhand executive dissolved.
- Decision made by Akhilesh Yadav to address internal conflicts.
- Shuaib Ahmed's actions triggered disputes within the party.
- Effort to maintain party discipline and unity.
- Order communicated to senior party leaders.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (NationPress) In a significant shift within the Samajwadi Party (SP), the party's state executive in Uttarakhand has been officially disbanded.
SP National President Akhilesh Yadav issued the directive on Saturday, communicated through his personal secretary Gangaram. Abdul Mateen Siddiqui, the party's in-charge for Uttarakhand, announced this decision in a media statement, citing the instructions from the personal secretary.
This move follows considerable internal strife within the state's party unit, particularly in the wake of the contentious political maneuvers by Shuaib Ahmed, the Uttar Pradesh SP's state general secretary in Uttarakhand.
Shuaib Ahmed had initially submitted his nomination for the Mayor position in the Haldwani Municipal Corporation elections but later retracted his candidacy. This decision reportedly incited various disputes among local party leaders, contributing to broader factionalism within the state executive.
The official communication, issued by Gangaram on behalf of Akhilesh Yadav, states:
"With the consent of the esteemed National President of the Samajwadi Party, the state executive of the Samajwadi Party in Uttarakhand is hereby dissolved with immediate effect."
This notification has been disseminated to key figures, including Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav and former state president S.P. Pokhriyal.
Reports indicate that the persistent rifts and infighting among the state leadership compelled national leadership to step in, leading Akhilesh Yadav to take decisive measures and dissolve the entire executive body.
This action is perceived as an initiative by the party leadership to uphold discipline and avert further fragmentation within the party's ranks in the state.
The directive explicitly indicates that the state executive has been disbanded with immediate effect, following Akhilesh Yadav's instructions, and notifies that the order has been communicated to senior party figures, including Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, the National General Secretary of the party, and S.P. Pokhriyal, the former state president in Uttarakhand.