Politics

Ahead of LS polls, 22 leaders quit Chirag Paswan’s LJP Party in Bihar

The mass resignations appear to stem from grievances within the party ranks

April 4, 2024

22 leaders quit NDA ally Chirag Paswan’s Party; say will join I.N.D.I. Alliance

In a major setback to Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan now Chirag Paswan), 22 party leaders have tendered their resignations simultaneously while expressing anger at not getting tickets for the Lok Sabha elections.

The mass resignations appear to rise from grievances within the party ranks, with allegations surfacing about the distribution of tickets in exchange for money.

Among the notable figures who stepped down include former minister Renu Kushwaha, former MLA and national general secretary of LJP, Satish Kumar, state organization minister Ravindra Singh, Ajay Kushwaha, Sanjay Singh, and State General Secretary Rajesh Dangi.

After resigning from the party, Renu Kushwaha said, “Tickets should be given to the party workers instead of people from outside. Tickets were given to the outsiders which means that able people are not there in your party. Are we the labour class people in your party who will work for you, and make you a leader? Our devotion was questioned when an outsider was given a ticket. We are not here to serve as labourers for the party.”

Upset for not getting tickets, former MLA and national general secretary of LJP Satish Kumar asserted that the rebel LJP leaders will now support the I.N.D.I.A bloc.

“When such important elections are there in the country, the LJP Supremo has given tickets to such people that the party workers are stunned. The people who used to raise slogans ‘Hail Chirag Paswan‘, day and night and hoped for a ‘new Bihar’ have been betrayed, and their aspirations were crushed. Now, to save the country, the I.N.D.I. Alliance has to be supported. Now we will support the I.N.D.I. Alliance.”

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