‘Neglected’ by Cong, Beni Prasad rejoins SP

Updated At : 07:11 AM May 14, 2016 IST

Veteran leader Beni Prasad Verma (left) addresses the media after joining the Samajwadi Party in the presence of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow on Friday. Verma was a union minister in the UPA government. PTI

It was ‘ghar wapsi’ for former union minister Beni Prasad Verma, 75, who returned to the Samajwadi Party fold on Friday saying he felt neglected in the Congress
Considered to be a close associate of Mulayam Singh Yadav and a Kurmi leader of some standing in Lucknow, Beni had quit SP just before the 2007 election due to the ascendancy of Amar Singh
He had joined the Congress on the eve of the 2009 LS election where he gained the confidence of Rahul and found a berth in the Union Cabinet
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said old friends and old wine were always welcome tns

‘Neglected’ by Cong, Beni Prasad rejoins SP

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