'Nitish Kumar no longer in control...', says Pappu Yadav as four JD(U) members quit over
Pappu Yadav, on Friday claimed that the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the JD(U) chief was not in a good mental state and that he was no longer in control of his party.
«Nitish Kumar ji's mental state is not very good in the present time. In his party, 90 of leaders are against SC/ST but aligned to BJP...The day voting takes place in Bihar, on that day after 5pm, BJP will not need Nitish Kumar..JD(U) is not in the hands of Nitish ji now,» Yadav said.
Yadav also criticised the ruling party at the Centre, «Just because they have the numbers, they are bypassing the constitution...Do they even have a single Muslim MP? Do they give tickets to even a single Muslim?.. They want to divert attention from real issues...The nation will not accept it and will give a befitting reply to them.»
JD(U) leader Raju Nayyar today submitted his resignation from JD(U) after Waqf Amendment Bill is passed and supported in the Lok Sabha.
He went on to express his deep disappointment with the party, stating, «I am deeply hurt by the JD(U) voting in favour of this black law, which oppresses Muslims.»
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«I resign from the post of former state secretary of JD(U) youth and primary membership of the party. I request to send a letter to the Honorable CM Nitish Kumar and relieve me from all responsibilities,» he said.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had urged all secular political parties, including BJP allies and MPs, to oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill.
The other three JD(U) leaders who resigned are Tabrez Siddiqui Alig, Mohammad Shahnawaz Malik and Mohammed Kasim Ansari.
In a letter addressed to JDU National President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Tabrez Siddiqui Alig expressed deep disappointment,
