The Janata Dal (United) on Thursday appeared to be moving closer to a separation from its senior leader Sharad Yadav as it asked him to desist from making comments which “cross limits”. Party spokesperson K C Tyagi said that Yadav’s remarks were objectionable and uncomfortable for the party.
The warning from Tyagi came on a day Yadav slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's move to ally with the BJP, and said he remained with the grand alliance, which was formed among the RJD, JD(U) and the Congress.
There is no other example in independent India of two parties with such different ideologies joining hands barely 20 months after fighting each other in a poll, Yadav said in a statement as he reached Bihar on a three-day tour to receive “people's feedback”. Yadav, who is set to begin a three-day tour of Bihar from Thursday, is heading a faction of leaders who are “unhappy” with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision of breaking away from the Grand Alliance and joining hands with the BJP, as per a Hindustan Times report.
Reacting to his statement, Tyagi said:
Asked if the party would take any disciplinary action against Yadav, Tyagi said it had not taken any such measure so far.
Amid speculations about the JDU(U) heading towards a split, Sharad Yadav is all set to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday, at a meeting of 18 opposition parties called by the latter.
Addressing the media on Thursday, Yadav said: “The disintegration of the Grand Alliance government in Bihar has broken trust of 11 crore citizens of the state… I campaigned and asked the people to vote for the alliance which is a responsibility. I will talk to the people about this.”
(With inputs from Hindustan Times, PTI, Firstpost)
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