Lucknow, December 26
Taking serious view of illegal activities, both in personal and political spheres, BSP supremo Mayawati dumped four MPs from the party. Three were found guilty in the cash-for-question scam while the fourth was found to have entered a polygamous relationship.

She also issued stern warning to two BSP MPs Ramakant Yadav (Azamgarh) and Bhal Chandra Yadav (Khalilabad), whose names have figured in a fake passport and visa case. She said immediate action would be taken against them if they were found to have indulged in any illegal activity.

Sending a strong message across the board, BSP chief expelled Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Kharwar for having married a second time without divorcing his first wife. She said now it was his “moral responsibility” to resign from his Rajya Sabha seat.

Admitting that she had learnt of this development only on Sunday, she showed strong disapproval for his action which she described as “not only socially unacceptable but also illegal under the Indian law”.

She said as her party had been established to “fight against social injustice” it could not tolerate such behaviour from its representatives.

The news of Kharwar’s second marriage had appeared in a section of the press on Sunday. According to reports, his first wife had caught Kharwar red-handed along with his second wife abroad a train. After she created a scene he admitted to have married the woman last year.

Describing the decision to throw 11 MPs out of Parliament for being found guilty in the cash-for-question scam by the Bansal committee as “historical”, Ms Mayawati said she welcomed the action as the MPs had lowered the dignity of parliamentary democracy.

It was to express solidarity with the parliamentary action that she had decided to expel three of her MPs from the party with immediate affect. They are Narendra Kumar Kushwaha, Rajaram Pal and Lal Chandra Kol.