Two LJP factions to celebrate party’s foundation day today

PATNA: The two factions of the LJP, each led by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras and Jamui MP

Chirag Paswan

, are set to celebrate the 21st foundation day of the party on Sunday.

While the Paras-led group will organise a mega event in Patna as well as other districts, Chirag’s group will organise a separate function at the Bapu Auditorium near Gandhi Maidan in the state capital.

The state president of the Chirag-led faction, Raju Tiwari, told this reporter on Saturday that a meeting of the executive committee had been convened to chalk out the future strategy of the party. “Nearly 15,000 people, including the party workers, will attend the foundation day celebrations,” he added.

According to sources, the party’s senior functionaries from other states have also arrived in Patna to attend the event being held for the first time after the demise of its founder and former Union minister late Ram Vilas Paswan.

On the other hand, Paras has asked the party workers to distribute books and study materials among poor children to mark the occasion.