SP MLA Kamal Akhtar Resigns as Chief Whip Amid Party Leadership Tensions

Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Kamal Akhtar has resigned from the post of Chief Whip in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. This has led to the possibility of another reshuffle in the party's legislative leadership. Akhtar, who represents the Kanth assembly seat in Moradabad, has taken this step after reports of differences with SP MP Ruchi Veera. The party leadership had recently called a meeting in Lucknow to discuss this issue. After his rift with MP Ruchi Veera, the high command had called a meeting in Lucknow and today the news of his resignation came. Earlier, Manoj Pandey, who was the Samajwadi Party's assembly whip who left the SP by cross-voting, is now a minister in the BJP government. Speaking to India TV, Kamal Akhtar said that we all have to follow the instructions of the national president. The national president may want to give me some more responsibility, if a good person comes here, then this is the process.