It’s ‘Hitlershahi’ of JD(U) & BJP: Mukesh Sahani on seat refusal

PATNA: Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), one of the five allies of the NDA in Bihar, on Sunday revolted against the BJP-JD(U) combine’s decision to share all 24 vacant Bihar legislative council seats among only three allies. It also announced to contest all 24 seats on its own.
VIP national president Mukesh Sahani slammed the BJP-JD(U) combine for not sparing even a single council seat for his party.
Sahani, who is also a cabinet minister in the Nitish Kumar-led coalition government, said, “The government in Bihar stands because of Manjhi and Sahani. The BJP and JD(U) think they’re powerful and have taken the right decision. This is like ‘Hitlershahi’.”
Sahni was referring to the crucial support provided by his party and the former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) to the Nitish-led coalition government. Currently, the VIP has three MLAs and HAM-S four in Bihar. The Nitish government has the support of 127 MLAs. It has the support of only five more MLAs than the majority mark of 122 in the 243-member House. If Manjhi and Sahani withdraw the support of their seven MLAs, the coalition government may fall in trouble.
The BJP and JD(U) had reached an amicable seat-sharing formula for the council polls on Saturday. As per the agreement, the BJP will contest 12 seats, JD(U) 11 seats and the remaining one seat has gone to the kitty of Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras-led Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP).
“Some people think that Nishads are their ‘jagirs’. But I am a son of Nishad. I have reached this level through the path of struggle and I will continue to struggle,” Sahani said.
He added the VIP would launch its Jharkhand unit on March 11 on the occasion of martyrdom day of Jubba Sahni. “We are working to strengthen the organization in Jharkhand,” he said.