Pallavi denied permission to celebrate Sonelal’s birth anniversary in Lko

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Pallavi denied permission to celebrate Sonelal’s birth anniversary in Lko

Sunday, 03 July 2022 | PNS | Lucknow

The differences between Union minister Anupriya Patel and her arch rival sister and Samajwadi Party MLA from Sirathu, Pallavi Patel, on Saturday, turned into a full blown family feud over celebrating the birth anniversary of Sonelal Patel, founder of Apna Dal, with the latter accusing the authorities of cancelling at the last moment the permission granted to her for holding a programme.

While Anupriya Patel celebrated the birth anniversary of Sonelal Patel in a grand manner at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, Pallavi alleged that she was denied permission to celebrate the birth anniversary of her father by the district administration which cancelled the permission for it at the last moment.

Pallavi along with her supporters staged a dharna after being prevented from marching towards Indira Gandhi Pratishthan where the programme of Anupriya Patel-led Apna Dal (Sonelal) was being organised.

Pallavi Patel, along with Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar and Mahan Dal president Keshav Dev Maurya, were detained later by the Lucknow police.

In a hurriedly called press conference, flanked by Rajbhar, Keshav Dev and Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) president Krishna Patel, Pallavi alleged that she had booked three places for celebrating Sonelal Patel’s birth anniversary but all were cancelled at the last moment.

“Initially I booked Ravindralaya but it was cancelled. Then I booked Vishveshwarya Hall but the booking was cancelled on June 29. Then again I booked Mercury Hall at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan but it was also cancelled," she claimed.

Pallavi alleged that the permission granted to her was cancelled on the orders of the higher ups.

"I want to ask Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath under whom the Home department comes, who is giving the order to deprive and prevent me from holding the programme. If it has been done by the chief minister himself, he must tell the basis on which the order has been issued. He should tell me about my crime. Is defeating a top Bharatiya Janata Party leader in the assembly election my crime," she said.

Pallavi said there were three halls in the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan and the authorities should show the rule book if there was any provision that only one programme could be held there per day.

"If it does not show then it should be clarified on what basis my booking was cancelled and why I was prevented from celebrating the birth anniversary of my father. Why was my booking fee accepted and receipt issued to me?" she said.

Pallavi accused Anupriya of using Sonelal Patel's name and said she had forgotten his ideology. She claimed that she went to meet the chief minister on Friday night but was not given time even after waiting for more than three hours. She further accused Anupriya of attempting to outshine her political achievement (defeating BJP leader in assembly election).  

Pallavi's mother Krishna Patel said the “act” of Anupriya was disgusting and painful. "What she has done is unpardonable," she said.

She said it was no longer a family matter, but a fight for supremacy. "It was I who made her the MLA and MP and she is no longer ashamed of doing such disgusting things," she said,

After the press conference, Pallavi along with SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar, Mahan Dal chief Keshav Dev and her supporters attempted to march towards the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan but were stopped by the police after which they sat on dharna in front of a city hotel. Initially the police tried to pacify them, but when they continued the dharna, Pallavi and other leaders were detained.

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