Summary:
Mohammad Iqbal, who was expelled earlier this year on charges of anti-party activities, was brought back into party's fold as in-charge of Bijnor Lok Sabha seat. Bowing down under pressure from agitating party loyalists, Iqbal was brought back and made in-charge here.Iqbal was expelled on December 19 and SP’s former MLA Ruchi Veera was made in-charge of Bijnor Lok Sabha seat on December 22. The announcement regarding the same was made at a public function in Chandpur on Sunday.Infighting had begun in the party after Samajwadi Party defector Ruchi Veera joined the BSP bandwagon and was made in-charge of its Lok Sabha seat earlier this year. This had irked several party members and workers who had openly rebelled against the decision. It is a big jolt for Veera who had left SP to get BSP’s ticket.Iqbal was first elected as an MLA from Chandpur assembly seat in 2007 and won Chandpur again in 2012..