PATNA: In an open letter written to BJP Chairman JP Nadda, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) head Chirag Paswan recounted cases where Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar allegedly insulted his father, Ram Vilas Paswan. The letter was written to Nadda on September 24 and published by the LJP on October 8.
In the letter, Chirag claimed that there is a wave against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that could result in the loss of the ruling alliance in the state assembly polls. He also stated that the Bihar CM insulted his father Ram Vilas Paswan for a post in Rajya Sabha despite the public safety of the top NDA leaders. He said the JD (U) president had expressed his ignorance about the LJP founder’s poor health at a time when even Prime Minister Narendra Modi frequently calls him to inquire about his health.
Chirag claimed in his letter that many BJP leaders are unhappy with Nitish’s performance and said that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity had been on the rise, the opposite was true with regard to Bihar CM.
Earlier this week, Chirag had announced that his LJP party has “ideological differences” with Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) and will not contest the next assembly elections as part of the NDA. However, he promised to facilitate the formation of a BJP-led government in Bihar.
In his evocative open letter, Paswan, whose father and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan had floated the party nearly two decades ago, evocatively said that “we don’t have much time to lose. It’s a matter of life and death. for 120 million biharis “. voting in favor of a JD (U) candidate will condemn their children to forced migration. “
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan (74), a sponsor of the Lok Janshakti Party, passed away on 8 October. Paswan had undergone heart surgery at a hospital here a few days ago. He had been in active politics for more than five decades and was one of the most prominent Dalit leaders in the country.
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