A statue of late Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav which was installed allegedly without prior permission at the party office in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi was removed following a notice from the Nagar Palika Parishad, officials said on Tuesday (September 26).
The statue was installed on a platform at the party office near the Nagar Palika Parishad office by district president Virendra Yadav.
The civic body took note of the issue and issued a notice to Yadav on September 23 and also put it at the SP office’s entrance.
The party was given 24 hours to take the statue down, failing which it would face action, according to the notice.
Yadav did not comment on the issue, however, SP district vice president Alaknkar Singh said that the party members had got the statue made with a collection of Rs 10 lakh.
"The administration got it removed after pressuring us. After the notice was issued, we took down the statue ourselves on September 23," he said.
Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Vinod Kumar Solanki said the SP office was opened by joining eight shops allotted to them by the civic body.
"Without permission, a hall and a room were constructed there. A statue cannot be installed without permission," Solanki said in the notice.
He later said the statue has now been removed.
(With PTI inputs)
