The Samajwadi Party expelled MLA Pooja Pal for anti-party activities after she praised Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. Pal thanked Adityanath for delivering justice in her husband's murder case by eliminating criminals like Atiq Ahmed through policies like zero tolerance.
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