Swami Prasad Maurya launches new party after quitting SP

Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Thursday launched his new political party, the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP) in New Delhi. “To make sure that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is defeated, I am ready to make all the required sacrifices. The BJP dared to end reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) as well as Backward Classes.

Ever since the formation of the double engine government, we are finding that in advertisements for government jobs, either the quota for backward castes is reduced to zero, or reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is cut to zero,” said Mr. Maurya.

The RSSP launch came days after Mr. Maurya resigned from his Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seat and the primary membership of the SP. Earlier on February 13, Mr. Maurya resigned as the party’s national general secretary, alleging attempts by certain leaders of the SP to “weaken” his initiative to unite backwards, Dalits and Minorities.