Janata Dal (U) breaks whip on Sharad Yadav supporters, 21 suspended

Patna, Aug 14 The Janata Dal (United) today suspended 21 pioneers, considered supporters of Sharad Yadav who has opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's choice to hold hands with the BJP, for supposedly enjoying hostile to party exercises.

Bihar JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh requested suspension from primary membership of these pioneers including former minister Ramai Ram, ex-MP from Sheohar Arjun Rai, former MLA Raj Kishore Sinha and ex-MLC Vijay Varma, as indicated by an announcement issued by JD(U) state general secretary Anil Kumar.

Furthermore, a couple of locale level office bearers of the party have likewise been suspended for enjoying "anti-party exercises", the announcement said.

Ramai Ram and Arjun Rai were noticeable confronts who took an interest in Sharad Yadav's three-day 'Samvad Yatra' which finished on August 12.

Yadav, who depicted the party decision to leave the Grand Alliance of RJD, JD(U) and Congress and hold hands with the BJP as "betrayal" of command given by 11 crore individuals of Bihar, has just been expelled as the JD(U) parliamentary party pioneer in the Rajya Sabha.

The JD(U) had additionally suspended Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar, who had taken an interest in a opposition meet called by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi last week.

In spite of the JD(U) separating itself from the current voyage through Sharad Yadav to the express, these 21 pioneers and area level office bearers were seen with him amid the excursion which he had said was intended to have "direct dialogue" with the people.

Ramai Ram, who had additionally filled in as pastor amid RJD government before changing over to the JD(U) in 2010, had told mediapersons outside One Anne Marg living arrangement of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after state JD(U) official board of trustees meeting right on time in July that four days had been given to former Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav to come clean on accusations.

Afterward, he was seen with Sharad Yadav amid his Bihar trip.

Nitish Kumar, who is JD(U) president, hosts assembled a conference of party national executive in Patna on August 19 which is probably going to decide Yadav's destiny in the party.