Overview

• Party chief Akhilesh Yadav signed an expulsion letter citing repeated “anti-party activities and serious indiscipline” and removed the Chail MLA from all party positions.
• During a Vision 2047 debate in the UP Assembly, Pal credited the chief minister’s zero-tolerance policy with delivering justice in her late husband’s 2005 murder case and lauded the 2023 deaths of accused gangsters Atiq and Ashraf Ahmed.
• Pal said she was handed the expulsion letter inside the House, affirmed that she stands by her remarks, and denied any discussions about joining the BJP.
• BJP spokespeople decried the SP’s action as evidence of an anti-Dalit and anti-women stance, arguing Pal was penalized for applauding law-and-order measures.
• Observers say the move underscores Akhilesh Yadav’s drive to enforce party discipline ahead of the 2027 UP elections and highlights the state’s polarized identity politics.