Sanghamitra Maurya says PM Modi is like a father to her

Sanghamitra Maurya, the daughter of former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, has stated that she will not leave the BJP and campaign for it anywhere in the state except against her father.

Despite having previously stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is like a father to her, she has stated that she will not campaign against her father “even at the party’s request.”

Mr. Maurya, a minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet and one of the BJP’s greatest state figures, recently left the party and joined up with its main rival, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party. He’ll most likely to contest from Padrauna.

Sanghamitra Maurya, the BJP’s first-ever Member of Parliament from Budaun, said in an interview that her father had not discussed the topic with her before moving. But there is no pressure on her to leave the BJP, said the 37-year-old, who won the seat in 2019 by defeating Samajwadi Party’s Dharmendra Yadav.

“Family life and political life completely different,” she explained. But there was a caveat: “I will campaign for BJP in the entire state… But even at the behest of the party, I will not campaign against my father.”

Asked if the situation will create problems for her and the party, she said so far, the party has not asked her for any explanation. “I do not have to give any certificate of loyalty to the party,” she added.

“My father has joined the Samajwadi Party to continue his battle to improve the lot of those who have been left behind… I have inherited the same ideology (but) I think this can be done under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” she added.

On her father’s assertion that the BJP has no respect for backward and Dalits, she said the matter has reached PM Modi and he will find a solution.

On February 14, polling for all six constituencies in Budaun districts and surrounding areas will take place in the second phase of assembly elections.