“I do not believe … a letter supposedly written by you is on social networks. I, my family and the RJD family who attended the party want him to get well soon and be among us,” said the supreme of RJD. who is serving sentences in four Ranchi forage scam cases, he said in his letter.
“For four decades, we have discussed political, social and even family matters together. You recover soon and we will discuss again. You are not going anywhere, you understand,” Lalu wrote in the handwritten letter that had the prison seal on it. authority.
Earlier today, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who is currently admitted to the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi) due to some health complications, in a letter to Lalu said that he was leaving the party.
“Since the death of Jannayak Karpoori Thakur, I have been behind you for 32 years, but not now,” he said in his short one-line resignation letter, written from his hospital bed on a notepad sheet.
In the footnote, the once loyal Lalu added: “I won the affection of the party leaders and the workers, as well as the common people. Please forgive me.”
Singh, a five-time former Vaishali MP who held various positions in Manmohan Singh’s government, including rural development, was dissatisfied with the proposed induction of the alleged mobster and former Vaishali Lok Janshakti Party MP. Rama Singh at the RJD.
Rama Singh had defeated the RJD leader in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, breaking his winning streak since he was first elected in 1996.
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh had also announced his resignation as party vice president on June 23, but Lalu persuaded him to stay behind.
Party sources say Raghuvansh was also unhappy with the operating style of the apparent Lalu heir and opposition leader in the Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav.
There was no official news from the RJD of Singh’s resignation, but the NDA parties praised his move.
“Raghuvansh babu demands respect from everyone. Why was he forced to leave the party that he suckled with his blood and sweat?” Bihar BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand said.
Anand said Singh was “humiliated” by the eldest son of RJD’s supreme Tej Pratap Yadav after he announced his resignation as the party’s vice chairman.
“What difference will it make if you take a pot of water out of the sea?” Tej Pratap had said, belittling Singh for his resignation and the impact it could have on the RJD.
“Singh’s resignation will be the last nail in RJD’s coffin. This was the natural consequence of the suffocating atmosphere he had been living in for quite some time. He finally decided to get out of the daldal (swamp) which is worth his while.” welcome, said JD (U) spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad.
The JD (U) had said last week that he will welcome Singh to the party if he chooses.
Former Prime Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha said Singh’s resignation showed that even important people have to face insults at the RJD.
“I will ask Raghuvansh babu to join Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister of Bihar and President of JD (U)) and strengthen his hands for the development of the state. Nitish Kumar is the only option. Come join us, we give you welcome, “said Danish Rizwan, spokesperson for HAM (S).
(With PTI inputs)
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