Patna: Janata Dal (United) alliance partner in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has sought a reply in 15 days from party leader and former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh for comparing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Mahabharata character 'Shikhandi'.
The RJD leader Sudhakar Singh made this comparison after he was asked, "how Nitish Kumar would be remembered in Indian politics," to which he replied, "not at least like Karpoori Thakur, Lalu Prasad and Shri Krishna Babu."
The leader further said that at the most he (Nitish Kumar) would be remembered as 'Shikhandi' in Mahabharat. The JDU had objected to the RJD leader's remark.
The decision was taken by the party's disciplinary committee and national president Lalu Prasad Yadav. Sudhakar Singh has to reply to the notice within 15 days.
Confirming the development, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, the national general secretary of the RJD, said that whatever Sudhakar Singh had said against the Chief Minister was not right.
"It has put an adverse effect on the party. Hence, the party's disciplinary committee and national president Lalu Prasad Yadav have issued the show cause notice to him and directed him to reply within 15 days," Siddiqui said.
"During the last executive committee meeting of the RJD in New Delhi, it was decided that any statement on the top leadership of grand alliance partners would be done only by Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav. Still, he had given the statement against the chief minister," Siddiqui said.
Sudhakar Singh had used words like Shikhandi, night watchman and beggar to attack Nitish Kumar, triggering strong objection from the JD(U).
Upendra Kushwaha, the national president of JD(U) parliamentary board, had warned Tejashwi Yadav to control his legislator.
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