UP Governor dismisses state cabinet member

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has accepted the chief minister's request to dismiss cabinet minister OP Rajbhar. He had resigned earlier, following a seat-sharing dispute with the BJP.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik accepted CM Adityanath's request and dismissed Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief OM Prakash Rajbhar from the post of Minister for Backward Class Welfare with immediate effect.

Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday wrote to state governor Ram Naik, requesting him to dismiss OP Rajbhar from the state cabinet.

Rajbhar, minister for backward class welfare, had earlier resigned from the cabinet but his resignation was not accepted.

He is a member of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) had resigned following a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP.

"We welcome his step. CM has taken a very good decision. He formed the Social Justice Committee and threw its report in a dustbin, he didn't have spare time to implement it. I request him to implement the Social Justice Committee's report as quickly as he took this decision today," OP Rajbhar said.

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