A day after removing Chirag Paswan as the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader in the Lok Sabha, five rebel MPs led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras today removed him as the president of the party, founded by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan.
Soon after the rebel group, led by Chirag Paswan ‘s uncle Pasupati Kumar Paras removed him from the national president’s post at the party’s “emergency meeting”, the Chirag-controlled national executive committee expelled five rebel MPs led by Paras for “anti-party activities”.Both sides claimed they have followed the due procedure of calling “emergency” meetings for taking the decision.
Each also claimed it is the “original” LJP and the matter is likely to reach the Election Commission soon, in what might result into a hard-fought legal feud among the Paswan clan members for the control of party symbol of “Bungalow”.
While Chirag has been isolated in the parliamentary party as all other MPs have backed Paras, sources said he continued to enjoy the support of other LJP leaders.
Sources said the rebel group would now seek to remove Chirag as the leader of the LJP parliamentary board, stripping him of every position he took control of after the death of his father just ahead of Bihar Assembly elections last year.
Sources said MP Surajbhan would function as the working president till a new president was elected at an LJP national executive meeting expected to be called soon.
