Hindustan Times (Ranchi)

Jagdanand back in RJD office, Tejashwi by side

- Anirban Guha Roy anirbanroy@htlive.com DyCM

You all do not know Jagdanand ji... there was nothing as such that he was upset

TEJASHWI YADAV,

After almost two months, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) state unit president Jagdanand Singh returned to the party office Patna, accompanie­d by deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Tuesday afternoon.

Singh was said to be upset after his son Sudhakar Singh’s exit from the Nitish Kumar cabinet on October 3 following his repeated allegation­s of corruption in agricultur­e department and the government. Sudhakar Singh was made agricultur­e minister in August when CM Kumar’s JD-U snapped ties with BJP and joined the RJD-led alliance.

Jagdanand Singh had not been coming to RJD office since then.

Last week, he had met RJD chief Lalu Prasad in New Delhi and was asked to continue as state unit president, according to party insiders.

Meanwhile, Yadav said speculatio­n that Jagdanand Singh was annoyed with the party was baseless. “You all do not know Jagdanand ji... there was nothing as such that he was upset,” he said. Singh did not interact with the media.

 ?? SANTOSH KUMAR/HT ?? Jagdanand Singh at RJD office on Tuesday.
SANTOSH KUMAR/HT Jagdanand Singh at RJD office on Tuesday.

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