BJP Issues Show-Cause Notice To Loni MLA Over Allegations Against Yogi Government After UP Police Stops Gurjar's Kalash Yatra

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) served a show-cause notice to its member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Loni, Ghaziabad, Nand Kishor Gurjar accusing him of damaging the party's reputation through his alleged public criticism of the government.

The Sunday (23 March) notice was issued after Gurjar's accusation that the state is governed by the most corrupt administration in history, and that for the past two years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been operating under the sway of his officers.

“For some time now, you have been criticising the government in public places and your statements and actions are hurting the party’s reputation. Your act comes under the category of indiscipline,” the notice issued by Uttar Pradesh (UP) BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary.

“As per the instructions of BJP’s national president J P Nadda, you are informed to give an explanation within seven days of receiving this letter why disciplinary action should not be taken against you?” the notice further said as quoted by Indian Express.

After a "Kalash Yatra" he was leading was purportedly halted by the police due to "lack of permission" on Friday, Gurjar made the accusations. Despite his assertion that he had notified the authorities beforehand, his followers ended up in a confrontation with the police.

“The chief secretary is the most corrupt officer in the world. The officers looted land in Ayodhya,” Gurjar had earlier said alleging irregularities in the land acquisition for Ayodhya's development.

He even claimed that the chief secretary was using occult to control CM Adityanath and alleged that the police tore his clothes.

Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav highlighted Gurjar's allegations and said, “BJP members themselves are revealing secrets about how injustice and corruption have spread everywhere. Now will they get his reports changed as well?”