Bihar RJD chief’s son quits JD(U) over ties with NDA
Claiming that the BJP’s agenda has become dangerous for democracy and that the NDA has so far made no major announcement for Bihar, Ajit Singh, 46, the son of RJD State chief Jagdanand Singh, quit the Nitish Kumar-led party on Wednesday. He was serving as the State general secretary-cum-organisational in-charge of the JD(U)’s Buxar unit and is likely to rejoin the RJD.
In his resignation letter to JD(U) State president Umesh Kushwaha, Mr. Ajit said the party’s recent decisions were taken without taking into condence its grassroots workers. He said the leadership always took a stand that was the exact opposite of what the party workers had taken.
“Yet, we felt that Nitish Kumar must have taken the appropriate decision keeping the party and State’s interests as top priority. But even after two phases of the election, no major announcement was made by the NDA regarding the interests of Bihar. There was complete chaos in the party and workers on the ground were feeling cheated. So, I had to take the decision of resigning from the party,” he told The Hindu.
Impressed with the vision and leadership of Mr. Kumar, Mr. Ajit had quit the RJD and joined the JD (U) in April 2022.
“In the last Lok Sabha polls, the Prime Minister made big announcements for Bihar. This time, no promise was made by him on big issues like giving special category status to the State. On top of it, now BJP leaders are constantly talking about changing the Constitution. So, the BJP’s agenda has now become dangerous for democracy and I decided to quit the party,” he said.
Mr. Ajit also pointed out that there was a deep concern in society over such issues and it was “morally not right to go among the people and ask votes for the NDA”.