NEW DELHI: At least two individuals in Bihar on Thursday announced their resignation from chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s party, Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), due to disagreement with the party’s support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill introduced by the central government.Mohammed Qasim Ansari, claiming to be a senior JD(U) leader, and Mohammed Nawaz Malik, JD(U)…
NEW DELHI: Is Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has been a very strong critic of political dynasts, preparing ground for his son Nishant Kumar‘s plunge into politics? For years, dynasty politics has been one of the strongest weapons used by Nitish to attack his rival Lalu Prasad, who promoted his wife, sons and daughters…
NEW DELHI: Bihar revenue minister and state BJP President Dilip Jaiswal announced on Wednesday that he will step down from his ministerial position, citing the party’s ‘One person, one post’ policy. However, he confirmed that he will continue as the party’s state president.“I am going to resign from the post of Revenue Minister. ‘One person,…
NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), officially withdrew its support to the BJP-led government in Manipur on Wednesday. The lone JD(U) MLA in the state assembly, Md Abdul Nasir, will sit in the Opposition benches.In a statement, the JD(U) said, “It…
Nitish Kumar and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on the caste census issue, alleging that he remained silent when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar raised the matter during INDIA bloc meetings. The JDU also questioned why the Congress government in Karnataka has not released…
NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday resigned as party’s national spokesperson citing ‘personal reasons.’ In an official statement, the party announced the appointment of JDU leader Rajiv Prasad Ranjan as its national spokesperson.According to a PTI report, this came as a response to Tyagi’s statements on key issues that were seen…
