A rift has surfaced in the Hindu Yuva Vahini, formed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2002, with its former leader Sunil Singh creating a splinter outfit with the same name and declaring himself its national president.
Hindu Yuva Vahini’s State general secretary P.K. Mall said that the outfit has nothing to do with Mr. Singh’s group, as he and some others were removed by Mr. Adityanath on January 30, 2017, on charges of indiscipline.
Mr. Singh, however, claimed that he recently held a meeting with senior Hindu Yuva Vahini leaders and was unanimously elected the national president of the outfit.
Charge of indiscipline
Refuting this claim, Mr. Mall said, “No member of the Hindu Yuva Vahini attended the so-called meeting in Lucknow last week. Those expelled by chief patron Yogi Adityanath ji on the charge of indiscipline are creating confusion.”
Mr. Singh even claimed that his organisation is the original one. “We will expand campaign for Hindutva and development in the entire country. We are the original Hindu Yuva Vahini with the support of all core members and blessing of my guru Yogi Adityanath ji,” he said.
“It was I who raised a voice to declare Yogi Adityanath, a five-time MP then, the chief ministerial candidate, but the BJP did not pay heed to it. In Parivartan Yatra, taken out by the BJP, there was no photograph of Yogi ji.
No new name
Asked about reports that his organisation was named Hindu Yuva Vahini (Bharat), he said, “It will be Hindu Yuva Vahini, and we will be working for it.”
“We will strengthen the Hindu Yuva Vahini across the country in the days to come. First, on the list are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan,” Mr. Singh said.
