The JD(U) on Saturday expelled Mokama MLA Anant Singh and ex-legislator Neelam Devi for six years over alleged anti-party activities.
Anant Singh, a don-turned-politician, had virtually revolted against the JD(U) when he started campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate Anuj Singh for the Bihar legislative council elections.
Anant Singh, a don-turned-politician, had virtually revolted against the JD(U) when he started campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate Anuj Singh for the Bihar legislative council elections. The JD(U) also recommended to the Bihar assembly speaker that Anant Singh’s membership as an MLA be terminated under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. The party also recommends to the Hon’ble Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly that his membership as a member of the Assembly be cancelled immediately under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India,” the official statement of JD(U) added.
Ex-party legislator Neelam Devi’s primary membership was also terminated with immediate effect over her alleged involvement in anti-party activities, the statement added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Earlier reporting noted: JDU expels Mokama MLA Anant Singh from party for 6 years, days after controversial remarks spark row The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday cancelled the primary membership of Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh with immediate effect and expelled him from the party for six years.
In a statement issued by its Bihar unit president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the party said Singh’s primary membership was “terminated with immediate effect for defying party directives, using insulting language against top leadership and campaigning for a rival party’s candidate in the recent legislative council elections”. He vowed to “defeat” JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar in the council polls by supporting and canvassing for Anuj Singh.
Earlier reporting noted: The party, in a statement, noted, “For the past few days, Mr Anant Kumar Singh, MLA (Mokama), has been continuously defying party directives, using indecorous and insulting language against the top leadership, and working against the party’s candidate in the recently concluded Legislative Council elections while campaigning in favour of a candidate from another party. Earlier reporting noted: “In view of these actions, his primary membership of the Janata Dal (United) is cancelled with immediate effect, and he is expelled from the party for the next six years.
