UP BJP issues warning to MLA Surendra Singh

Lucknow, Oct 19 : The Uttar Pradesh BJP leadership has warned party MLA Surendra Singh and asked him not to issue ‘uncalled for statements on various issues’.
The MLA, who has been openly defending the accused in the Ballia shootout case, was called to the state capital on Sunday evening to meet Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Swatantra Dev Singh and party’s Organising Secretary Sunil Bansal.
The development came hours after the Special Task Force (STF) arrested the main accused, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, from Lucknow in the Ballia incident.
Though Surendra Singh was not ‘allowed’ to meet media persons waiting outside the party office and was escorted to his car by party workers, sources said that he had been ‘pulled up and warned’ by the state leadership.
“He was told in clear terms that if he did not mend his way and stopped making controversial statements, the party would initiate action against him,” said a party functionary.
Surendra Singh, who is known for making controversial remarks, maintained that he had come to the party office to present his side of the story. He refused to comment after the meeting.