Claim

Samajwadi Party chief whip Kamal Akhtar resigned today following a public feud with Moradabad MP Ruchi Veera; Akhilesh Yadav had summoned both to Lucknow on June 25 where they clashed in front of him.

“विधानसभा में समाजवादी पार्टी के चीफ विप कमाल अख्तर ने इस्तीफा दे दिया... 25 जून को अखिलेश यादव ने दोनों को लखनऊ बुलाया। लेकिन दोनों अखिलेश यादव के सामने ही भिड़ गए।”

Rationale

Multiple independent Indian outlets (India TV, Aaj Tak, Patrika) confirm each element as of the 30 June 2026 broadcast: Kamal Akhtar, SP chief whip in the UP Assembly and Kanth (Moradabad) MLA, resigned on 30 June 2026; the resignation followed a rift with Moradabad MP Ruchi Veera rooted in a June 25 PDA event where she was sidelined; and Akhilesh Yadav summoned both to Lucknow, where they clashed in a heated argument in his presence. Confidence is slightly below 1.0 because the June 25 date attaches most directly to the Moradabad event that triggered the dispute rather than being independently pinned to the Lucknow meeting in every source, but the substance of the claim is well corroborated.

Evidence

• https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/another-crisis-in-the-offing-sp-mla-kamal-akhtar-resigns-as-chief-whip-amid-rift-with-ruchi-veera-2026-06-30-1046653 India TV report dated 2026-06-30 confirms SP MLA Kamal Akhtar resigned as UP Assembly chief whip amid a rift with Moradabad MP Ruchi Veera. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.aajtak.in/uttar-pradesh/story/sp-leader-kamal-akhtar-resigns-from-chief-whip-post-amid-internal-rift-in-moradabad-ntc-dpmx-rpti-2590971-2026-06-30 Aaj Tak (30 June 2026) confirms Akhtar, Kanth MLA and UP Assembly chief whip, resigned amid the Moradabad internal rift, and Akhilesh accepted the resignation. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.aajkasafar.com/sp-moradabad-internal-conflict-lucknow-meeting-ruchi-veera-kamal-akhtar-akhilesh-yadav Reports that Akhilesh Yadav called both Ruchi Veera and Kamal Akhtar to Lucknow, where a sharp argument broke out between them in front of him. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.sangrahrajneeti.com/akhilesh-yadav-ruchi-veera-kamal-akhtar-sp-dispute/ States the two clashed in a heated exchange in Akhilesh Yadav's presence at the Lucknow meeting over the PDA event where Veera was sidelined. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/up-politics-about-samajwadi-party-mp-ruchi-veera-what-dispute-with-mla-kamal-akhtar-20709366 Patrika details the June 25 Moradabad PDA chaupal trigger (Veera excluded, her photo missing from banners) and the subsequent argument before Akhilesh. ✓ reachable · archived