Two MLAs among 27 functionaries expelled by RJD

PATNA: RJD on Monday expelled 27 of its functionaries, including two sitting legislators, several former legislators and its state women cell chief Ritu Jaiswal for working against the party line in the run-up to the assembly elections.

"They have been expelled from the primary membership of RJD for six years based on authorised information regarding their anti-party activities," state RJD president Mangani Lal Mandal said in an official letter issued Monday evening.

Among those expelled, Chhote Lal Rai and Mohammad Kamran are sitting legislators. While Rai was picked up as the JDU candidate from Parsa seat, which he currently holds, Kamran, who represented Govindpur seat, was dropped this time.


Among the expelled former legislators are Ram Prakash Mahto, Anil Sahani, Saroj Yadav, Ganesh Bharti and Anil Yadav. Ritu Jaiswal is contesting against RJD's official candidate from Parihar seat.

Meanwhile, opposition's CM face, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, took to Facebook Live in the evening, urging migrants, who have come home for Chhath puja, to return from the state only after exercising their franchise. "I promise that by next Chhath, no one will need to move out of Bihar for a job, education, or treatment," he said.

The former deputy CM also targeted the railway minister for "a lot of troubles" faced by the migrants in boarding trains to reach their home for the festival and mocked the minister's claims of arranging 12,000 special trains.

"Where are those trains? People of Bihar have been seen travelling in jam-packed trains and stuck in toilets. PM Modi & his govt should say sorry for this insult to Biharis," he said.

Tejashwi said a joint manifesto of the Grand Alliance will be released on Wednesday. He further said he would also hold joint rallies with Congress neta Rahul Gandhi on Thursday.

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