Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has sacked minister for secondary education Balram Yadav, who played an active role in the merger of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s Qaumi Ekta Dal (QED) in the Samajwadi Party
yesterday.
According to sources, the CM was not in favour of the merger of QED in the SP. He had made his intentions clear to senior party leaders. The state government issued a notification dismissing Balram Yadav by late yesterday.