Chirag Paswan Speaks About Split With Uncle Pashupati Paras And Losing LJP Leadership

Team Latestly Jun 17, 2021 03:53 PM IST

Fight concerning the control of the Lok Janshakti Party, split down the middle over a feud in the Paswan family, continued till late on June 16. Chirag Paswan made a fresh appointment. After being removed from the party's top post by the rebel faction of the party led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, Paswan named his right-hand man Raju Tiwari as the party's Bihar unit president, reported news agency ANI. The post was held by Paswan's cousin Prince Raj. He is one of the five MPs who rebelled on June 14 under the leadership of Paras & asked the Lok Sabha Speaker recognise them as a separate group. Chirag Paswan declared himself a "sher ka bachcha" (a lion cub) at a media conference, indicating that he was ready for a clash. Watch the video to know more.

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