Samajwadi Party national general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya announces his resignation from the post

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned from the post of party's national general secretary, saying he will continue to work to strengthen the SP without any post

The 70-year-old leader wrote a letter to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav regarding his decision. In his resignation letter, Maurya said he will continue to work to strengthen party without any post.

A member of the state legislative council from the SP, Maurya had joined the Samajwadi Party from the BJP before the 2022 polls and unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls from Fazilnagar.


He made controversial statements on the Ramcharitmanas and the Ayodhya temple consecration ceremony.