New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Rational (RLJP) Chief Pashupati Kumar Paras announced on Monday that his party was leaving the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and “now not” would be a partner.
“I declare that till date, we were with NDA and from today, we will no longer be an ally of NDA,” he said.
Talking about his decision to leave the NDA, Paras said that RLJP was one of the loyal colleagues, but in return received “injustice”.
“I was with the NDA since 2014. We were a loyal ally of the NDA. You must have seen that when the Lok Sabha elections were held, the NDA people did injustice to our party because it is a Dalit party,” he said.
He accused NDA members of ignoring his party during recent meetings held in Bihar.
“Nevertheless, in the national interest, our party decided to support the NDA in the elections. After 6-8 months, whenever Bihar, BJP State Head and JD (U) State Head issued statements, they are ‘5 Pandavas’ in Bihar, they did not mention the name of our party.”
Paras announced to launch a membership campaign as his party is preparing for all 243 seats for the state assembly elections in 2025.
“So, we were forced. We are going among the people and starting a membership campaign. We are all preparing for 243 seats,” he said.
Talking about its future with India block, he said, “If Mahagathan Gives us due respect at the right time, we will definitely think about politics in the future. ,
